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Yakutsk ( Russian: Якутск; Yakut: Дьокуускай, romanized: J̌okuuskay, pronounced [ɟokuːskaj]) is the capital 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]
Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eastern Federal District, and is the world's largest country subdivision, covering over 3,083,523 square kilometers (1,190,555 sq mi). [11] Yakutsk, which is the world's coldest major city, [12] is its capital and largest city.
Yakutsk, city and capital of Sakha republic (Yakutia), in far northeastern Russia, on the Lena River. A fort was founded on the Lena’s low right bank in 1632 and transferred 43 miles (70 km) upstream to the present site of Yakutsk in 1642.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Yakutsk, the republic’s largest city, was founded in 1632. In 1638 the Yakutsk province was established and the area was opened to Russians, who settled in the towns along the middle Lena River. By the 19th century many of the nomadic Sakha had adopted a sedentary life.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 26, 2020 · Yakutsk is a city in Russia, the capital of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). It is the fifth city in the Far Eastern Federal District in terms of population (after Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Ulan-Ude, and Chita) and the largest of the cities located in the permafrost zone.
Yakutia ( Russian: Яку́тия, yah-KOO-tee-yuh ), also known as the Republic of Sakha, is located in the Russian Far East, and is notable for being the world's largest subnational governing body by area.
It is part of the Far Eastern Federal District. Over 40% of the republic is located within the Arctic Circle. The area spans three time zones. Yakutia stretches for 2,500 km. In the north, natural boundaries are formed by the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea. The distance from Yakutsk to Moscow is 8,468 km.
