Chekurovka (Russian: Чекуровка; Yakut: Чекуровка) is a rural locality (a selo), in Bulunsky National (Evenk) Rural Okrug of Bulunsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 60 kilometers (37 mi) Kyusyur, the administrative centre of the rural okrug and 188 kilometers (117 mi) from Tiksi, the administrative center of the district.[1] Its population as of the 2010 Census was 0,[2] the same as recorded during the 2002 Census.[1]

Chekurovka
Чекуровка
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Chekurovka is located in Russia
Chekurovka
Chekurovka
Location of Chekurovka
Chekurovka is located in Sakha Republic
Chekurovka
Chekurovka
Chekurovka (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 71°02′54″N 127°30′44″E / 71.04833°N 127.51222°E / 71.04833; 127.51222
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
Administrative districtBulunsky District[1]
Rural okrugBulunsky National (Evenk) Rural Okrug[1]
Elevation
270 m (890 ft)
Population
 • Total0
 • Municipal districtBulunsky Municipal District[3]
 • Rural settlementKyusyur Rural Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
678420
OKTMO ID98612412106

Geography edit

Located on the Lena River, Chekurovka is 60 kilometers (37 mi) north of the center of the rural settlements Kyusyur and 188 kilometers (117 mi) southwest of Tiksi.

History edit

Prior to the dissolution of the village in 1970, Chekurovka was the centre of the Victory collective farm consisting of five reindeer herds, ten hunting areas and three fishing areas capable of producing up to one hundred tons of fish.[6] During its height, approximately one hundred families lived in the village supported by a primary school, club, shop, bakery and medical centre.[6] In 1970, the population was forcibly moved and the village closed whilst nearby an underground nuclear explosion was carried out and a search for oil and gas was made.[6] In 1992, families of former residents decided to resettle the site of the former village, with the site now consisting of two houses, a power plant and storage facilities employing 65 people.[6]

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Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  2. ^ a b Sakha Republic Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Results of the 2010 All-Russian Census. Численность населения по районам, городским и сельским населённым пунктам Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (Population Counts by Districts, Urban and Rural Inhabited Localities) (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b Law #173-Z 353-III
  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ^ a b c d Karakovsky, Alex (December 9, 2008). "Village of Chekurovka". www.deadcities.ru. Alex Karakovsky and "Web-Technique" Studio. Retrieved September 11, 2015.

Sources edit

  • Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Bulunsky District Archived April 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. (in Russian)
  • Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).