En Name: | Ytyk-Kyuyol |
Ru Name: | Ытык-Кюёль |
Loc Name1: | Ытык-Күөл |
Loc Lang1: | Sakha |
Coordinates: | 62.3833°N 167°W |
Map Label Position: | top |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Tattinskiy nasleg (Yakutia).gif |
Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
Adm District Jur: | Tattinsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Tattinsky Rural Okrug |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Rural okrug |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Tattinsky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | Tattinsky Rural Okrug |
Inhabloc Cat: | Rural locality |
Inhabloc Type: | Selo |
Mun District Jur: | Tattinsky Municipal District |
Mun District Jur Ref: | [1] |
Rural Settlement Jur: | Tattinsky Rural Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Tattinsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of1 Ref: | [2] |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Tattinsky Rural Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 6828 |
Pop Latest: | 6758 |
Pop Latest Date: | 2016 |
Postal Codes: | 678650, 678669 |
Ytyk-Kyuyol (Russian: Ытык-Кюёль; Yakut: Ытык-Күөл|Itık Küöl) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Tattinsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia,[3] located on the left bank of the Tatta River (in the Aldan's basin), 255km (158miles) from Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 6,828.
It is named for a nearby lake, whose name literally means "sacred lake" in the Yakut language.
Ytyk-Kyuyol became the administrative center of the newly created Alexeyevsky District in 1930. The district was given its present name (after the Tatta River) in 1990.
Ytyk-Kyuyol is often affected by flooding, most recently on May 20, 2007, when 873 houses were submerged and more than 3,000 people had to be evacuated.
An agricultural center, Ytyk-Kyuyol has developed cattle and horse breeding industries; growing of potatoes and other vegetables is also common. There is also some timber production.
Ytyk-Kyuyol is located on the R504 Kolyma Highway, allowing road access to Yakutsk.
Ytyk-Kyuyol population | |
Label1: | 2010 Census |
Data1: | 6,828 |
Label2: | 2002 Census |
Data2: | 6,267 |
Label3: | 1989 Census |
Data3: | 5,658 |
Label4: | 1979 Census |
Data4: | 4,118 |
Ethnic Yakuts make up over 95% of the population.
There are two middle-grade schools, a gymnasium, a music school, and a sports school, as well as the literary-artistic museum-reserve "Tatta".