Kayerkan
Кайерка́н | |
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Coordinates: 69°22′N 87°44′E / 69.367°N 87.733°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
Founded | 1943 |
Population | |
• Total | 27,116 |
• Subordinated to | krai city of Norilsk |
• Capital of | krai city of Norilsk |
• Urban okrug | Norilsk Urban Okrug |
• Capital of | Norilsk Urban Okrug |
Postal code(s)[2] | |
Website | www |
Kayerkan (Russian: Кайерка́н), located in the northern part of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia and in the southern part of the Taymyr Peninsula, was a town under jurisdiction of Norilsk in 1982–2005. In 2005, the town was incorporated into Norilsk, even though it is located 20 km away from its center. Population: 27,116 (2002 Census); 27,881 (1989 Census).