Lebediny, Sakha Republic

For other places with the same name, see Lebediny.

Lebediny (Russian: Лебеди́ный; Yakut: Лебединай) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 26 kilometers (16 mi) from Aldan, the administrative center of the district.^[2] As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,058.^[3]

Lebediny Лебединый
Urban-type settlement[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Yakut	Лебединай
Location of Lebediny
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Coordinates: 58°29′N 125°29′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[2]
Administrative district	Aldansky District[2]
Settlement	Settlement of Lebediny[2]
Founded	1927
Urban-type settlement status since	1969[2]
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	1,058
• Estimate  (January 2016)[4]	993
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Aldansky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement	Leninsky Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+9 (UTC+09:00 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	678946
OKTMO ID	98603161056

Lebediny population

2010 Census	1,058[3]
2002 Census	1,254[8]
1989 Census	2,345[9]
1979 Census	2,308[10]

Etymology

"Lebediny" is a Russian adjective literally meaning swan-like or of the swan; the name is said to refer to a local legend that swans rested here while migrating south for the winter.^{[citation needed]}

History

It was founded in 1927 in connection to development of local gold deposits, with the Lebediny gold mine beginning operation in 1933.^{[citation needed]} Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1967.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Lebediny^[1] is, together with one rural locality (the selo of Orochen 1-y), incorporated within Aldansky District as the Settlement of Lebediny.^[2] As a municipal division, the territories of the Settlement of Lebediny and the Settlement of Leninsky are incorporated within Aldansky Municipal District as Leninsky Urban Settlement.^[5]

Economy

Like nearby Yakokut and Leninsky, Lebediny is a gold-mining settlement. The Amur–Yakutsk Mainline railway also passes adjacent to the settlement, which is serviced by Kosarevsky railway station.