Zhigansk
| Zhigansk (English) Жиганск (Russian) Эдьигээн (Sakha) |
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_Republic_(2008-03).svg) Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2009) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Zhigansky District |
| Rural okrug | Zhigansky Rural Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Zhigansky Rural Okrug |
| Municipal status (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Zhigansky Municipal District |
| Rural settlement | Zhigansky Rural Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Zhigansky Rural Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 3,420 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Founded | 1632 |
| Rural locality status since | 1783 |
| Postal code(s) | 678330, 678349 |
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Zhigansk (Russian: Жига́нск; Yakut: Эдьигээн) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Zhigansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Lena River near where it is joined by its tributary the Nuora, approximately 600 kilometers (370 mi) northwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. Population: 3,420 (2010 Census);3,346 (2002 Census);4,511 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1632 as an ostrog by Cossacks led by Pyotr Beketov. In 1783, Zhigansk was granted town status and made the seat of a newly created uyezd within Yakutsk Oblast. It lost this function in 1805 with the dissolution of the uyezd, but remained the most northerly town on the Lena until 1917, when it was demoted to rural status.
In 1930, Zhigansk became the administrative center of the newly created Zhigansky District, which was declared an "Evenk National District" due to its large population of Evenks. In 2002, Evenks represented around 47% of the local population and Yakuts a further 34%.
Zhigansk is served by the Zhigansk Airport.
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