Tscherski ( Russian Черский ) is an urban-type settlement in Russia , in northern Yakutia near the mouth of the Kolyma into the polar sea. It has 2857 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010). Like the mountains of the same name nearby, the place is named after the Polish-born Siberian explorer Iwan Tscherski (Jan Czerski).
↑ a b Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)