Agayakan (village) explained

En Name:Agayakan
Ru Name:Агаякан
Coordinates:63.3347°N 141.6439°W
Map Label Position:left
Federal Subject:Sakha Republic
Adm District Jur:Oymyakonsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Second Borogonsky Rural Okrug
Adm Selsoviet Type:Rural okrug
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Inhabloc Type:Selo
Mun District Jur:Oymyakonsky Municipal District
Mun District Jur Ref:[1]
Rural Settlement Jur:Second Borogonsky Rural Settlement
Pop Latest:0
Pop Latest Date:2002

Agayakan (Russian: Агаякан; Yakut: Агайакаан, Agayakaan) is an abandoned village, which used to be a rural locality (a selo). It was one of four settlements in Second Borogonsky Rural Okrug of Oymyakonsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, in addition to Tomtor, the administrative center of the Rural Okrug, Aeroport and Kuydusun. Its population as of the 2002 Census was 0.[2]

Geography

Agayakan is located 660km (410miles) from Ust-Nera, the administrative center of the district and 90km (60miles) from Tomtor.The deserted village is located close to the confluence of the Agayakan and Suntar rivers, which form the Kyuyente, a tributary of the Indigirka.[3] [4] The minimum temperature of -57.0 °C (-70.6 °F)[5] was recorded on December 5, 2023, in Agayakan.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #173-Z 353-III
  2. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. [Google Earth]
  4. Web site: P-53_54 Chart (in Russian). 10 May 2023.
  5. Web site: 24684: Agayakan (Russian Federation). . 5 December 2023. ogimet.com . OGIMET . 11 December 2023.