Yakutsk

Also known as Ykt

Yakutsk is the capital and largest city of Sakha, Russia, located about south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one of Russia's most rapidly growing regional cities, with a population of 355,443 at the 2021 census.

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Yakutsk is the capital and largest city of Sakha in Russia, located just south of the Arctic Circle, with a population of over 355,000 people as of 2021. The city has grown rapidly in recent decades due to its mining industry, making it one of Russia's fastest-developing regional centers.

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Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Yakutsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Якутск
Russian inhabited locality.loc_lang1: Yakut
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Yakutsk.svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Great Coat of Arms of Yakutsk.svg
Russian inhabited locality.holiday: Second Sunday of September
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Sakha Republic
Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur: City of republic significance of Yakutsk
Russian inhabited locality.capital_of: Sakha Republic
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: city of republic significance of Yakutsk
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_type: City under republican jurisdiction
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Yakutsk Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Yakutsk Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.leader_title: Head
Russian inhabited locality.leader_name: Evgeny Grigoriev
Russian inhabited locality.representative_body: Okrug Council
Russian inhabited locality.area_km2: 122