Serebryany Bor, Sakha Republic


Serebryany Bor is an urban locality in Neryungrinsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Neryungri, the administrative center of the district, on the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline, in the Aldan Highlands. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,163.

History

It was founded due to the construction of the Neryungrinsky GRES coal-fired power plant. Urban-type settlement status was granted in 1978.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Serebryany Bor is incorporated within Neryungrinsky District as the Settlement of Serebryany Bor. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Serebryany Bor is incorporated within Neryungrinsky Municipal District as Serebryany Bor Urban Settlement.

Economy

Immediately to the east of the settlement, the Olongoro River is dammed to create a reservoir, providing water for the local thermal power plant. The plant is the principal employer of the local population.

Transportation

A spur from the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline railway brings coal from the open-cut mine north-west of Neryungri. The Lena Highway to Yakutsk also runs by.