Chulman () is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Neryungrinsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Neryungri, the administrative center of the district,Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic on the Chulman River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,766.
Geography The town is located in the Aldan Highlands, there is a deep gorge to the east with white cliffs.
History It was founded with nineteen inhabitants in 1926. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1941. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, it was the location of a gulag work camp.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of ChulmanAccording to Article 7 of the Law #77-I, lower-level administrative divisions with the status of a settlement have their administrative centers in an inhabited locality with the status of an urban-type settlement. According to the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic, Chulman is the administrative center of the Settlement of Chulman. is incorporated within Neryungrinsky District as the Settlement of Chulman. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Chulman, together with one rural locality (the selo of Bolshoy Khatymi) under direct jurisdiction of Neryungrinsky District, is incorporated within Neryungrinsky Municipal District as Chulman Urban Settlement.Law #173-Z 353-III
Economy Employment in Chulman is mainly in the mining of coal, granite, and gemstones industries, as well as at the power station.
Transportation Chulman is served by the Chulman Airport and is a station on the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline.
Climate Chulman has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc/Dwc). Winters are bitterly cold with average temperatures from in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from in July. Precipitation is moderate and is much higher in summer than at other times of the year.
References Notes
Sources Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Neryungrinsky District.