Zhigansk

Zhigansk
Жиганск
Other transcription(s)
 • SakhaЭдьигээн
Nikolskaya Church of Zhigansk
Interactive map of Zhigansk
Zhigansk
Location of Zhigansk
Zhigansk
Zhigansk (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 66°46′N 123°23′E / 66.767°N 123.383°E / 66.767; 123.383
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Administrative districtZhigansky District
Rural okrugSelsovietZhigansky Rural Okrug
Founded1632
Rural locality status since1783
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 • Total
3,420
 • Estimate 
(2021)
3,382 (−1.1%)
 • Capital ofZhigansky Rural Okrug
 • Municipal districtZhigansky Municipal District
 • Rural settlementZhigansky Rural Settlement
 • Capital ofZhigansky Rural Settlement
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
Postal codes
678330, 678349
OKTMO ID98622410101

Zhigansk (Russian: Жига́нск; Yakut: Эдьигээн, romanized: Ecigeen) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Zhigansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Lena River near where it is joined by its tributary the Nuora (Strekalovka), approximately 600 kilometers (370 mi) northwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. Population: 3,420 (2010 census); 3,346 (2002 census); 4,511 (1989 Soviet census).