ZEYA (TOWN)

'Zeya' () is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located on the Zeya River (Amur's tributary) some 115 km northeast of Tynda and 532 km north of Blagoveshchensk. Population: 27,400 (2005 est.); 27,795 (2002 Census); 31,955 (1989 Census).
Zeya was founded in 1879 as a settlement of 'Zeysky Sklad' (Зе́йский Склад, lit. ''Zeya Warehouse'') due to the discovery of gold deposits in the Zeya River basin. In 1906, it was renamed 'Zeya-Pristan' (Зе́я-При́стань, lit ''Zeya Port''). In 1913, the town was once again renamed and became Zeya.