Chersky

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Tscherski (disambiguation) .

Urban-type settlement Tscherski Черский Federal district far East republic Sakha (Yakutia) Ulus Nizhnekolymsk Founded 1931 Earlier names Nizhny Kresty (until 1963) Urban-type settlement since 1963 population 2857 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Time zone UTC + 11 Telephone code (+7) 41157 Post Code 678830 License Plate 14th OKATO 98 237 551 Geographical location Coordinates 68 ° 45 '  N , 161 ° 20'  E Coordinates: 68 ° 45 '0 "  N , 161 ° 19' 45"  E

Situation in Russia

Location in the Sakha Republic

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).

Population development

year	Residents
1970	9,460
1979	9,726
1989	11,176
2002	3,832
2010	2,857

Note: census data

See also

• Pleistocene Park

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{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)