Chernyshevsky, Sakha Republic

Chernyshevsky
Чернышевский
Other transcription(s)
 • YakutЧернышевскай
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Interactive map of Chernyshevsky
Chernyshevsky
Location of Chernyshevsky
Chernyshevsky
Chernyshevsky (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 63°01′N 112°28′E / 63.017°N 112.467°E / 63.017; 112.467
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Administrative districtMirninsky District
SettlementSelsovietChernyshevsky
Founded1959
Urban-type settlement status since1961
Elevation
365 m (1,198 ft)
Population
 • Total
5,025
 • Estimate 
(2023)
3,383 (−32.7%)
 • Capital ofSettlement of Chernyshevsky
 • Municipal districtMirninsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementChernyshevsky Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofChernyshevsky Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
Postal code
678185
OKTMO ID98631162051
Chernyshevsky population
2010 Census5,025
2002 Census5,310
1989 Census8,298
1979 Census6,029

Chernyshevsky (Russian: Черныше́вский; Yakut: Чернышевскай, romanized: Çernışevskay) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Mirninsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 92 kilometers (57 mi) from Mirny, the administrative center of the district, on the southern edge of the Central Siberian Plateau on the Vilyuy River, a tributary of the Lena. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,025.