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