Zyryanka

Zyryanka (Russian: Зыря́нка; Yakut: Зырянка, Zıryanka) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Verkhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, on the left bank of the Kolyma River.

[3] It was founded in 1937 in connection with the development of coal deposits[citation needed] and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1940.

[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Verkhnekolymsky District as the Settlement of Zyryanka.

[11] Zyryanka is home to OAO Kolyma Shipping Company, which is engaged in coal transportation and importation of industrial goods and foodstuffs.

[12] Zyryanka has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), with extremely cold winters and mild summers.