Yakutsk
Yakutsk
Якутск | |
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City under republican jurisdiction[1] | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Дьокуускай |
Aerial view of Yakutsk Prospekt Lenina Yakutsk Theater | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Yakutsk | |
Yakutsk Location of Yakutsk Yakutsk Yakutsk (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 62°01′48″N 129°43′48″E / 62.03000°N 129.73000°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[2] |
| Founded | 1632 |
| City status since | 1643 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Okrug Council |
| • Head | Evgeny Grigoriev |
| Area | |
• Total | 122 km2 (47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population (2010 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 282,419 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 311,760 (+10.4%) |
| • Rank | 68th in 2010 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
| • Subordinated to | city of republic significance of Yakutsk[1] |
| • Capital of | Sakha Republic[2] |
| • Capital of | city of republic significance of Yakutsk[1] |
Municipal status | |
| • Urban okrug | Yakutsk Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capital of | Yakutsk Urban Okrug[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 677xxx |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4112[8] |
| OKTMO ID | 98701000001 |
| City Day | Second Sunday of September |
Yakutsk[a] is the capital and largest city of Sakha, Russia, located about 450 km (280 mi) south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one of Russia's most rapidly growing regional cities, with a population of 355,443 at the 2021 census.[9]
Yakutsk has an average annual temperature of −8.0 °C (17.6 °F),[10] winter high temperatures consistently well below −20 °C (−4 °F), and a record low of −64.4 °C (−83.9 °F) has been recorded.[11]
As a result, Yakutsk is the coldest major city in the world (although a number of smaller towns in that region are slightly colder).[12] Yakutsk is also the largest city located in continuous permafrost; the only other large city is Norilsk, also in Siberia.[13] Yakutsk is in the Central Yakutian Lowland and is a major port on the Lena River. It is served by the Yakutsk Airport as well as the smaller Magan Airport.
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- ^ The population density of the Russian Federation by constituent entities of the Russian Federation as of January 1, 2010. Gks.ru. Accessed March 29, 2020.
- ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Телефонные коды городов Большая Телефонная книга (in Russian). Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Climate Yakutsk". Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Погода в Якутске. Температура воздуха и осадки. Июль 2001 г. (in Russian)
- ^ Joe Phelan (March 5, 2022). "What is the coldest city in the world?". Live Science. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Joshua Yaffa (January 20, 2022). "The Great Siberian Thaw". The New Yorker. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
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