Tumat Explained
| En Name: | Tumat |
| Ru Name: | Тумат |
| Other Name: | Тумат |
| Other Lang: | Sakha |
| Coordinates: | 70.7333°N 139.2333°W |
| Map Label Position: | bottom |
| Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
| Adm District Jur: | Ust-Yansky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Tumatsky National Rural Okrug |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | Rural okrug |
| Adm Ctr Of: | Tumatsky National Rural Okrug |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Rural locality |
| Inhabloc Type: | Selo |
| Mun District Jur: | Ust-Yansky Municipal District |
| Mun District Jur Ref: | [1] |
| Rural Settlement Jur: | Tumatsky National Rural Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of: | Tumatsky National Rural Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 533 |
| Postal Codes: | 678564 |
Tumat (Russian: Тумат; Yakut: Тумат) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited settlement and the administrative center of Tumatsky National Rural Okrug of Ust-Yansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 656km (408miles) from Deputatsky, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 533,[2] of whom 286 were male and 247 female, down from 577 recorded during the 2002 Census.[3]
Geography
The village is located by the right bank of the Chondon river, a little upstream from its confluence with the Nuchcha. There are numerous lakes near Tumat. Orotko, located to the northeast, is one of the largest.[4] [5]
Fossil specimen found at Tumat
Two canine specimen preserved in permafrost have been found nearby Tumat:
- Tumat (1, ♀): A female about 3 months, age 12.400–14.400 y, found in 2011.[6] [7]
- Tumat (2, ♂): A male puppy, age 12.400–14.400 y, found in 2015 nearby the first place, so it is likely that they died at a similar time.
References
Sources
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Ust-Yansky District.
Notes and References
- Law #173-Z 353-III
- Sakha Republic Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Results of the 2010 All-Russian Census. Численность населения по районам, городским и сельским населённым пунктам (Population Counts by Districts, Urban and Rural Inhabited Localities)
- Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- Web site: R-53_54 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 24 May 2022.
- [Google Earth]
- A. J. Haywood: 'Sibling' of oldest mummified puppy in the world found preserved in permafrost – New find in 'perfect condition' just two metres from 2011 discovery of 12,400 year old dog. In: Siberian trimes. 2 September 2015
- Amy Woodyatt: A 14,000-year-old puppy, whose perfectly preserved body was found in Russia, munched on a woolly rhino for its last meal. On: CNN.com. 17 August 2020 Laura Geggel: A pup preserved in permafrost ate one of the last woolly rhinos on Earth. On: LiveScience. 25 August 2020 Nina Pullano: Scientist found a mysterious last meal inside the belly of a mummified puppy. On: inverse.com. 19 August 2020, along with
