Serebryany Bor
Серебряный Бор | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Yakut | Серебряный Бор |
Coordinates: 56°41′N 124°51′E / 56.683°N 124.850°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic[2] |
Administrative district | Neryungrinsky District[2] |
Settlement | Serebryany Bor[2] |
Founded | 1978![]() |
Urban-type settlement status since | 1978[2] |
Population | |
• Total | 4,163 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 3,188 (−23.4%) |
• Capital of | Settlement of Serebryany Bor[2] |
• Municipal district | Neryungrinsky Municipal District[5] |
• Urban settlement | Serebryany Bor Urban Settlement[5] |
• Capital of | Serebryany Bor Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ![]() |
Postal code(s)[7] | 678995 |
OKTMO ID | 98660158051 |
2010 Census | 4,163[3] |
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2002 Census | 4,447[8] |
1989 Census | 11,310[9] |
1979 Census | 4,038[10] |
Serebryany Bor (Russian: Сере́бряный Бор, lit. silver forest; Yakut: Серебряный Бор) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Neryungrinsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) from Neryungri, the administrative center of the district,[2] on the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline, in the Aldan Highlands. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,163.[3]
It was founded due to the construction of the Neryungrinsky GRES coal-fired power plant. Urban-type settlement status was granted in 1978.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Serebryany Bor[1] is incorporated within Neryungrinsky District as the Settlement of Serebryany Bor.[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Serebryany Bor is incorporated within Neryungrinsky Municipal District as Serebryany Bor Urban Settlement.[5]
Immediately to the east of the settlement, the Olongoro River (a tributary of the Aldan) is dammed to create a reservoir, providing water for the local thermal power plant. The plant is the principal employer of the local population.
A spur from the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline railway brings coal from the open-cut mine north-west of Neryungri. The Lena Highway to Yakutsk also runs by.