Kayerkan Кайерка́н
City
Ice Sports Palace in Kayerkan
Coat of arms
Location of Kayerkan
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Coordinates: 69°22′N 87°44′E / 69.367°N 87.733°E / 69.367; 87.733
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnoyarsk Krai
Founded	1943
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	27,116
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	krai city of Norilsk
• Capital of	krai city of Norilsk
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Norilsk Urban Okrug
• Capital of	Norilsk Urban Okrug
Postal code(s)[2]	663340, 663341
Website	www.norilsk-city.ru

Kayerkan (Russian: Кайерка́н), located in the northern part of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia and in the southern part of the Taymyr Peninsula, was a town under jurisdiction of Norilsk in 1982–2005. In 2005, the town was incorporated into Norilsk, even though it is located 20 km away from its center. Population: 27,116 (2002 Census); 27,881 (1989 Census).

History

The settlement of Kayerkan was established in 1943 in relation with coal mining in the area. It was granted status of work settlement in 1957, and that of a town in 1982.

Population