Orotukan, Russia
Оротукан
Orotukan is a town of 2,560 people in Magadan Oblast, Russia, founded in 1930.
Why visit Orotukan
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 2 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
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About Orotukan
Orotukan (Russian: Оротука́н) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Yagodninsky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located in the Kolyma region about 300 kilometers (190 mi) north of Magadan, on the right bank of the Orotukan River (a tributary of the Kolyma). Its population has declined since the fall of the Soviet Union: 1,531 (2010 census); 2,760 (2002 census); 5,638 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Orotukan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
In 1931, as geologists found gold reserves in the valleys of the Kolyma region, they built a camp on the river close to present location of Orotukan. Shortly thereafter the construction of the Kolyma Highway (also known as the Road of Bones) began.
The settlement was founded on its present site in the mid-1930s. It received its name from the river, whose name came from the Yakut word өртөөһүн (örtööhün) meaning small burnt meadow or forest area. From 1935, a camp in the regional section of the gulag system operated by Dalstroy was located here.
In the 1940s, a repair work and factory for mining equipment were established. Orotukan was granted urban-type settlement status in 1953.
From the History section of Orotukan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Orotukan
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Debin 48 km west, about 48 min by car
- Sinegor'ye 63 km west, about 1 h by car
- Seymchan 83 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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Photo credits
- Orotukan, Druschba 4, CC BY-SA 4.0
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