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Description: city in eastern Russia, capital of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Categories: administrative territorial entity of Russia, city or town, big city and locality; Location: Yakutia, Russian Far East, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe; View on OpenStreetMap
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]
- 122 km² (47 sq mi)
- 1632
- 95 m (312 ft)
- Russia
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Description: federal subject of Russia, republic of Russia. Neighbors: Amur Oblast, Chukotka, Irkutsk Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Magadan Oblast and Zabaykalsky Krai. Categories: republic of Russia and locality. Location: Russian Far East, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe.
Jan 26, 2024 · Yakutsk, Russia. 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
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May 3, 2012 · Yakutia, officially the Sakha Republic of the Russian Federation, is a land of extremes. To begin with, it is by far the world’s largest “stateoid,” or political unit below the level of the sovereign state, covering 3,103,200 square kilometers (1,198,000 square miles), as opposed to second-place Western Australia’s 2,527,621 square ...
Feb 26, 2020 · Yakutsk, Russia overview, map location, population, local time, flag, emblem, history, features, climate, economy, tourism, places of interest, museums, monuments, pictures