Yagodnoye, Magadan Oblast

Yagodnoye (Russian: Я́годное) is an urban-type settlement in Magadan Oblast, Russia. Population: 4,210 (2010 Census);[1] 5,050 (2002 Census);[5] 11,024 (1989 Census).[6]

Yagodnoye

Я́годное
Urban-type settlement
Location of Yagodnoye
Yagodnoye
Location of Yagodnoye
Yagodnoye
Yagodnoye (Magadan Oblast)
Coordinates: 62°31′15″N 149°37′15″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMagadan Oblast
Administrative districtYagodninsky District
Founded1934
Urban-type settlement status since1953
Population
 • Total4,210
 • Estimate 
(2018)[2]
3,351 (-20.4%)
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 [3])
Postal code(s)[4]
686230
OKTMO ID44722000051

Geography

The settlement lies in the south-eastern section of the Chersky Range, on the left bank of the Debin River, a tributary of the Kolyma. The oblast capital of Magadan lies approximately 340 km to the south-east in a direct line, although it is over 550 km by road.

History

Yagodnoye was founded in 1934 in connection with the construction of the Kolyma Highway and the development of gold mining in the area. The town's name is derived from the Russian word yagoda for berry.

From 1949 until 1957, the settlement housed the administration of the SevLag forced labour camp in the Dalstroy section of the gulag network, where up to 15,800 prisoners were used in gold mining, road building and timber felling.[7]

With the creation of Yagodninsky District in 1953, Yagodnoye received urban-type settlement status.

Economy and infrastructure

The main industry in the settlement remains gold mining, although this has declined significantly since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Other industries such as production of food and construction materials also suffered as a result, meaning that a large proportion of the town's population has left since the 1990s.

Magadan can be reached via the Kolyma Highway, with branch roads leading to the former mining settlements of Verkhny At-Uryakh and Elgen.

Notable residents
  • Diana Arbenina (*1974), singer from the band Nochniye Snaiperi, spend her childhood in Yagodnoye
  • Olga Pershina (*1955 in Yagodnoye), folk and rock musician, author
  • Varlam Shalamov (1907–1982), writer and Gulag survivor who spent over 15 years as a prisoner in the Kolyma region
  • Yuri Shevchuk (*1957 in Yagodnoye), singer and rock musician
  • Igor Vysotsky (*1953 in Yagodnoye), boxer

References
  1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  5. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  6. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  7. Northern labour camp, Gulag history at Memorial.de (German)
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