Sakha, also known as Yakutia or Yakutiya, and officially known as the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is a federal Russian republic. The 2010 Census recorded a population of 958,528, mainly ethnic Sakha and Russians. Comprising half the area of the Far Eastern Federal District, Sakha is the largest subnational governing body by area in the world at 3,083,523 square kilometers (1,190,555 sq mi). Its capital is the city of Yakutsk. The republic has a reputation for an extreme and severe climate, with the lowest temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere being recorded in Verkhoyansk and Oymyakon, and regular winter averages commonly dipping below −35 °C (−31 °F) in Yakutsk. The hypercontinental tendencies also result in warm summers for much of the republic.
Verkhoyansk is a town in Verkhoyansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Yana River in the Arctic Circle, 92 kilometers (57 mi) from Batagay, the administrative center of the district, and 675 kilometers (419 mi) north of Yakutsk, the capital of the Sakha republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,311. Verkhoyansk holds the record for both the hottest and the coldest temperatures ever recorded north of the Arctic Circle, with 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) and −67.8 °C (−90.0 °F) respectively. The heat record is shared with Fort Yukon, and the cold record is shared with Oymyakon.
Mirny (masculine), Mirnaya (feminine), or Mirnoye (neuter) may refer to:
Mirny is a town and the administrative center of Mirninsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Irelyakh River, 820 kilometers (510 mi) west of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 37,188.
Lensk is a town and the administrative center of Lensky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 24,966.
Eveno-Bytantaysky National District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. The area of the district is 52,300 square kilometers (20,200 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Batagay-Alyta. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 2,867, with the population of Batagay-Alyta accounting for 63.9% of that number.
Kobyaysky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic on the Vilyuy River, 334 kilometers (208 mi) by road north of the republic's capital of Yakutsk. The area of the district is 107,800 square kilometers (41,600 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Sangar. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 13,680, with the population of Sangar accounting for 32.0% of that number.
Ust-Nera is an urban locality and the administrative center of Oymyakonsky District in Yakutia, Russia. Located in one of the coldest permanently inhabited regions on Earth, Ust-Nera is approximately 870 kilometers (540 mi) northeast of the republic's capital, Yakutsk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 6,463.
The Sartang is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is the eastern, right source river of the Yana, and is 620 kilometres (390 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 17,800 square kilometres (6,900 sq mi).
The Verkhoyansk mine is one of the largest silver mines in Russia and in the world. The mine is located in Sakha Republic. The mine has estimated reserves of 704 million oz of silver.
Batagay-Alyta, also known as Sakkyryr is a rural locality and the administrative center of Eveno-Bytantaysky National District in the Sakha Republic, Russia. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 1,832.
Deputatsky is an urban locality and the administrative center of Ust-Yansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located in the Selennyakh Range, about 930 kilometers (580 mi) north-northeast of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,983.
Segyan-Kyuyol is a rural locality and the administrative center of Kirovsky Rural Okrug in Kobyaysky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 395; down from 430 recorded in the 2002 Census.
Batamay is a rural locality, and one of two settlements in Kirovsky Rural Okrug of Kobyaysky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, in addition to Segyan-Kyuyol, the administrative center of the Rural Okrug. It is located 160 kilometers (99 mi) from Sangar, the administrative center of the district and 90 kilometers (56 mi) from Segyan-Kyuyol. Its population as of the 2002 Census was 216.
The Oymyakon Plateau is a mountain plateau in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.
The Kisilyakh Range is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The nearest city is Batagay, and the nearest airport Batagay Airport.
The Yana-Oymyakon Highlands, also known as Oymyakon Highlands, are a mountainous area in the Sakha Republic, Khabarovsk Krai and Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The area is named after the main features of the highlands.
The Dzhardzhan Range is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Sakha Republic, Russian Federation.
The Muosuchan Range is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Sakha Republic, Russian Federation.
