Английская Википедия:Chekurovka
Шаблон:For Шаблон:Infobox Russian inhabited locality Chekurovka (Шаблон:Lang-ru; Шаблон:Lang-sah) is a rural locality (a selo), in Bulunsky National (Evenk) Rural Okrug of Bulunsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located Шаблон:Convert Kyusyur, the administrative centre of the rural okrug and Шаблон:Convert 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]
Geography
Located on the Lena River, Chekurovka is Шаблон:Convert north of the center of the rural settlements Kyusyur and Шаблон:Convert southwest of Tiksi.
History
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.[3] During its height, approximately one hundred families lived in the village supported by a primary school, club, shop, bakery and medical centre.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3]
References
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Sources
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Bulunsky District Шаблон:Webarchive. Шаблон:In lang
- Шаблон:RussiaAdmMunRef
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Rural localities in Bulunsky District Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ↑ 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 Шаблон:Webarchive (Population Counts by Districts, Urban and Rural Inhabited Localities) Шаблон:In lang
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 Шаблон:Cite web
