Udachny
Template:Infobox Russian inhabited locality Udachny (Template:Lang-rus, lit. successful or lucky; Template:Langx, Udaçnay) is a town in Mirninsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Markha River, Script error: No such module "convert". from Mirny, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 12,613.[1]<templatestyles src="Module:Historical populations/styles.css"/>Script error: No such module "Historical populations".
History
The Udachnaya pipe diamond deposit was discovered in 1955. Due to its isolated location, it was not exploited until the 1960s. In conjunction with the beginnings of diamond production, the urban-type settlement of Udachny was founded in 1968;Script error: No such module "Unsubst". town status was granted to it in 1987.[2]
As part of a plan to create the basin for a tailings dam for the nearby diamond mine, a 1.7 kiloton atomic bomb was detonated Script error: No such module "convert". underground near Udachny on October 2, 1974. Original plans had called for eight similar explosions to be conducted; however, due to radioactive fallout being far greater than expected, the project was halted after the first blast. The shaft in which the explosion was held was not plugged until eighteen years later, with an estimated Script error: No such module "convert". thick concrete sarcophagus.[3]
Administrative and municipal status
As an inhabited locality, Udachny is classified as a town under district jurisdiction.[2] Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality (the selo of Polyarny), incorporated within Mirninsky District as the Town of Udachny.[2] As a municipal division, the Town of Udachny is incorporated within Mirninsky Municipal District as Udachny Urban Settlement.[4]
Economy
Diamond mining remains the principal economic activity in the town. Udachny is the second most important diamond production site after Mirny for the state-owned ALROSA corporation. It is served by Polyarny Airport 12 km outside of town.
Climate
Udachny has an extreme subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfd). Winters are extremely cold, with average temperatures from Script error: No such module "convert". to Script error: No such module "convert". in January, while summers are mild, with average temperatures from Script error: No such module "convert". to Script error: No such module "convert". in July. Precipitation is quite low, but is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.
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References
Notes
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- ↑ Template:Ru-pop-ref
- ↑ a b c Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ↑ Report on the underground explosion near Udachny in 1974 and its status in 2000 Template:In lang
- ↑ Law #173-Z #353-III
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Sources
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Mirninsky District. Template:In lang
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