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Town in Magadan Oblast, Russia

Susuman

(Russian: Susuman) is a city and the administrative center of Susumansky District in Magadan Oblast, Russia, located on the Berelyokh River, 650 km (400 mi) northwest of Magadan, the administrative center of the region. Population: 5,855 (2010 census); [2] 7,833 (2002 census); [8] 16,818 people (1989 census). [9]

History[edit]

It was founded in 1936 as a settlement on a state farm called Susuman

, named after the nearby river of the same name.
[ citation needed
] In 1938, the settlement was significantly expanded and became a gold mining center in the western part of what is now the Magadan region, under the control of Dalstroi.

Gold mining and other industrial operations in the region relied heavily on the forced labor camps of the Gulag system, many of which operated in the vicinity of Susuman. From 1949 to 1956, Susuman was the base of one of the largest forced labor camps in the Soviet Union - Zaplaga

Dalstroy programs. During this time, up to 16,500 prisoners were kept in the camps.

Susuman received city status in 1964. [ Citation needed

] During the post-Soviet period, the population decreased significantly from 18,000 inhabitants in 1991 to 5,855 according to the 2010 census.

Climate[edit]

Susuman has an extreme dry winter subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification DWD/DWC

) with very cold, dry winters and short, very mild summers. It is one of the coldest permanently inhabited places in the world, with an average annual temperature of −12.5 °C (9.5 °F).

Map

Susuman: photo from space (Google Maps) Susuman: photo from space (Microsoft Virtual Earth)

a brief description of

Located on the river. Boryolekh (Kolyma basin), on the Kolyma tract, 650 km northwest of Magadan.

Territory (sq. km): 46766

Information about the city of Susuman on the Russian Wikipedia site

Historical sketch

At the end of the summer of 1936, a new estate was laid for the Elgen state farm of the Northern GPU Dalstroy. Called after the river. Susuman. The hydronym from Even kuhuman “blizzard, drifting snow, wind”, in a distorted form Susuman, was first put on the map in 1929 (expedition of S.V. Obruchev).

In August 1937, the first gold mine in the region, Maldyak, was organized. In 1938, the Western Mining Department of Dalstroy was organized with its center in the village of Susuman.

In 1953, the Susumansky district of the Magadan region was formed. On December 12, 1964, the working village of Susuman was transformed into a city.

Economy

Mining and processing plant (gold mining).

Factories: mechanical repair, building materials. Motor transport enterprises, meat and dairy plant. Vegetable and dairy state farm.

In the Susuman region, mainly vegetables are grown. Cattle are raised.

Deposits of gold, coal, silver, tin, tungsten, mercury.

Main enterprises

COAL INDUSTRY

OJSC Open-pit mine "Kadykchansky", branch of OJSC "Kolyma Coal Susumansky GOK 'Susumanzoloto'"
686310, Magadan region, Susuman, st.
Pervomayskaya, 5a Offers:
gold, silver

Links[edit]

Notes[edit]

1. ^ abcde Law No. 1292-OZ
2. ^ a b Federal State Statistics Service (2011). All-Russian Population Census 2010. Volume 1 [All-Russian Population Census 2010, vol. 1]. All-Russian Population Census 2010 [All-Russian Population Census 2010] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
3. "26. The size of the permanent population of the Russian Federation by municipalities as of January 1, 2022". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
4. ^ abcd Law No. 512-OZ
5. Law No. 511-OZ
6. "On the Calculation of Time". Official Internet portal of legal information
   . June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
7. Post office. Information and computing center of OASU RPO. ( Post office
   ).
   Search for postal service objects ( postal Search for objects
   ) (in Russian)
8. ↑
   Federal State Statistics Service of Russia (May 21, 2004). The population of the Russian Federation, cities of the Russian Federation as part of federal districts, urban settlements, settlements, settlements, settlements is 3 thousand or more people. [Population of Russia, its federal districts , subjects of the Federation, districts, urban settlements, rural settlements - administrative centers and rural settlements with a population of more than 3000 people] (XLS). All-Russian Population Census of 2002 [All-Russian Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
9. All-Union Population Census of 1989 Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Regions and Districts, Territories, Regions, Urban Settlements and Village District Centers [All-Union Population Census of 1989: Current Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Regions and Districts, Territories, Regions , districts, urban settlements and villages performing the functions of district administrative centers]. All-Union Population Census of 1989 [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Institute of Demography of the National Research University: Higher School of Economics [Institute of Demography of the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 - via Demoscope Weekly
   .
10. "Climatebase.ru" (in Russian). Retrieved February 15, 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

Sources [edit]

• Magadan Regional Duma. Law No. 1292-OZ of June 9, 2010 “On the administrative-territorial structure of the Magadan Region,” as amended. Law No. 1756-OZ of June 9, 2014 “On Amendments to the Law of the Magadan Region” On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Magadan Region “”. Came into force 10 days after the day of official publication. Published: Supplement to the newspaper “Magadanskaya Pravda”, No. 63 (20183), June 16, 2010 (Magadan Regional Duma. Law No. 1292-OZ of June 9, 2010 “ On the administrative-territorial structure of the Magadan Region”
  as amended Law No. 1756-OZ of June 9, 2014 “
  On Amendments to the Law of the Magadan Region “On Administrative Management”).
  -Territorial structure of the Magadan region" . Valid from the day that is 10 days after the official date of publication.).
• Magadan Regional Duma. Law No. 511-OZ of December 28, 2004 “On the borders and status of municipalities in the Magadan region,” as amended. Law No. 1887-OZ of April 8, 2015 “On the transformation of the municipalities “Ust-Omchug village”, “Omchak village”, “village named after. Gastello”, “Madaun village” by merging them with the status of an urban district”. Effective as of December 31, 2004, except for provisions that have different effective dates. Published: “Magadanskaya Pravda”, No. 146 (19370), December 29, 2004 (Magadan Regional Duma. Law No. 511-OZ of December 28, 2004 “ On the borders and status of municipalities in the Magadan Region”
  as amended by the Law No. 1887-OZ dated April 8, 2015
  On the transformation of the municipalities “Ust-Omchug Village”, “Omchak Village”, “Gastello Village”, “Madaun Village” by merging them and giving them the status of an urban district
  ... Valid from December 31 2004, except for paragraphs that have different effective dates).
• Magadan Regional Duma. Law No. 512-OZ of December 28, 2004 “On the borders and status of newly formed municipalities in the Magadan region,” as amended. Law No. 1887-OZ of April 8, 2015 “On the transformation of the municipalities “Ust-Omchug village”, “Omchak village”, “village named after. Gastello”, “Madaun village” by merging them with the status of an urban district”. Came into force on December 31, 2004. Published: “Magadanskaya Pravda”, No. 146 (19370), December 29, 2004 (Magadan Regional Duma. Law No. 512-OZ of December 28, 2004 “On borders and status again formed municipalities in the Magadan region"
  as amended by Law No. 1887-OZ of April 8, 2015
  On the transformation of the municipalities "Ust-Omchug Village", "Omchak Village", "Gastello Village", "Madaun Village" by merging them and giving them the status of a city district
  ... Effective from December 31, 2004).

External links [edit]

• Official website of Susuman (in Russian)
• Unofficial site of Susuman (in Russian)
• The documentary film *** GOLD *** - Lost in Siberia
  [3] by Gerard Jacobs and Theo Wittenbogaard (VPRO / The Netherlands / 1994) was filmed in the summer of 1993 in Magadan, along
  the Road of Bones
  , through Ust-Umshug and Susuman and on Gold Sverovostok Gold mine in Siberia was the first ever foreign film crew to visit the Kolyma region, which for more than 60 years was under the control of the Soviet secret service called Dalstroy.

Susuman

(Magadan Region)

OKATO code:
44213501
Founded:
1936
Urban-type settlement since:
1950s.
City since:
1964 City of regional subordination
Center:
Susumansky district
Urban-type settlements, population as of January 1, 2021

Deviation from Moscow time, hours:
8
Geographic latitude:
62°47′
Geographic longitude:
148°09′
Altitude above sea level, meters:
650 Sunrise and sunset times of the Sun and Moon in the city of Susuman