Yakutsk

For other uses, see Yakutsk (disambiguation).
Yakutsk
Якутск
City under republican jurisdiction[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • YakutДьокуускай
From top, left to right: Yakutsk from above, Prospekt Lenina, Yakutsk Theater
Flag of Yakutsk
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Coat of arms of Yakutsk
Coat of arms
Location of Yakutsk
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Yakutsk is located in Russia
Yakutsk
Yakutsk
Location of Yakutsk
Yakutsk is located in Sakha Republic
Yakutsk
Yakutsk
Yakutsk (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 62°01′48″N 129°43′48″E / 62.03000°N 129.73000°E / 62.03000; 129.73000
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[2]
Founded1632
City status since1643
Government
 • BodyOkrug Council
 • HeadEvgeny Grigoriev
Area
 • Total122 km2 (47 sq mi)
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total282,419
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
311,760 (+10.4%)
 • Rank68th in 2010
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
 • Subordinated tocity of republic significance of Yakutsk[1]
 • Capital ofSakha Republic[2]
 • Capital ofcity of republic significance of Yakutsk[1]
 • Urban okrugYakutsk Urban Okrug[5]
 • Capital ofYakutsk Urban Okrug[5]
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
677xxx
Dialing code(s)+7 4112[8]
OKTMO ID98701000001
City DaySecond Sunday of September
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Yakutsk (/jəˈkuːtsk/ yə-KOOTSK)[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).[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 located 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.

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference SakhaR_admlist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Constitution of the Sakha Republic
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Ref881 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ Телефонные коды городов Большая Телефонная книга (in Russian). Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  9. ^ "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "Climate Yakutsk". Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  11. ^ Погода в Якутске. Температура воздуха и осадки. Июль 2001 г. (in Russian)
  12. ^ Joe Phelan (March 5, 2022). "What is the coldest city in the world?". Live Science. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  13. ^ Joshua Yaffa (January 20, 2022). "The Great Siberian Thaw". The New Yorker. Retrieved January 20, 2022.


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