Bakhta, Turukhansky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai Explained

En Name:Bakhta
Ru Name:Бахта
Coordinates:62.4644°N 89.0022°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Federal Subject:Krasnoyarsk Krai
Adm District Jur:Turukhansky District
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Inhabloc Type:Village
Mun District Jur:Turukhansky Municipal District
Pop 2010Census:220
Pop 2010Census Ref:[1]
Established Date:1745 as "Bakhtinsky"
Postal Codes:663245

Bakhta (Russian: Бахта) is a rural locality (a village)[2] in Turukhansky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.[3] It is part of Turukhansky Municipal District.

The village is located in the right bank of the Yenisei, by its confluence with the Bakhta River. There is a pier for boats reaching the village. Bakhta houses the Museum of Taiga Traditions.[4] Mirnoye hamlet is located approximately 20km (10miles) to the south of Bakhta, also on the same bank of the Yenisei.

The 2010 movie by Werner Herzog focuses on the life of the people in the village of Bakhta.

Protected area

The Central Siberia Nature Reserve, a protected area of the East Siberian taiga ecoregion, is located in the limits of Bakhta.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. All-Russian Population Census 2010. Results for the Krasnoyarsk Territory. 1.10 The population of the city districts, municipal districts, etc.
  2. Web site: Устав Муниципального образования Туруханский район Красноярского края . January 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150818020752/http://admtr.ru/tr/ystav/ . August 18, 2015 . dead .
  3. Law #10-4765
  4. http://my.krskstate.ru/docs/villages/poselok-bakhta/ Поселок Бахта
  5. Web site: Central Siberia Zapovednik. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia). ru. 9 January 2020.