Yugoryonok () is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Ust-Maysky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Ust-Maya, the administrative center of the district,Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic in a highly isolated region on the right bank of the Yudoma River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 272.
History It was founded in 1940 at a river port on the Yudoma, for use as a service base for the nearby goldfields. It was initially administered from Yur, located about away. With the cessation of gold mining in the 1970s, Yur was abandoned, and Yugoryonok was granted urban-type settlement status in 1978. With the cessation of mining activities in the 1990s, its population has decreased dramatically.
Geography Climate This town has an extreme subarctic climate, featuring short, warm summers with cool nights, and extremely severe winters. January and February have never seen an above-freezing temperature, although summer temperatures may occasionally reach as high as 35*C. Overall, Yugoryonok's climate is pretty similar to Yakutsk, and is similarly located on continuous permafrost.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of YugoryonokAccording 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, Yugoryonok is the administrative center of the Settlement of Yugoryonok. is incorporated within Ust-Maysky District as the Settlement of Yugoryonok. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Yugoryonok is incorporated within Ust-Maysky Municipal District as Yugoryonok Urban Settlement.Law #173-Z 353-III
Transportation Yugoryonok is located at the end of a road linking it with Eldikan on the Aldan River and the other gold-mining settlements in the area (now mostly abandoned). Yugoryonok was previously served by a small airport, which closed in the 1990s.
References Notes
Sources Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Ust-Maysky District.