Ytyk-Kyuyol Explained

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.

Etymology

It is named for a nearby lake, whose name literally means "sacred lake" in the Yakut language.

History

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.

Economy

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.

Demographics

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.

Education

There are two middle-grade schools, a gymnasium, a music school, and a sports school, as well as the literary-artistic museum-reserve "Tatta".

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Law #173-Z 353-III
  2. Law #172-Z #351-III
  3. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic