Pokrovsk
town and administrative center of the Khangalassky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia
Key facts
- Yakut
- Покровскай
- Country
- Russia
- Federal subject
- Sakha Republic
- Administrative district
- Khangalassky District
- Town selsoviet
- Pokrovsk
- Elevation
- 120 m (390 ft)
- Total
- 9,495
- Estimate 2023
- 11,991 ( +26.3% )
- Capital of
- Khangalassky District, Town of Pokrovsk
- Municipal district
- Khangalassky Municipal District
- Urban settlement
- Pokrovsk Urban Settlement
- Time zone
- UTC+9 ( UTC+09:00 )
- Postal codes
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Pokrovsk (Russian: Покро́вск; Yakut: Покровскай, Pokrovskay) is a town and the administrative center of Khangalassky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Lena River, 78 kilometers (48 mi) southwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,495.
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