Agayakan (Russian: Агаякан; Yakut: Агайакаан, Agayakaan) is an abandoned village, which used to be a rural locality (a selo). It was one of four settlements in Second Borogonsky Rural Okrug of Oymyakonsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, in addition to Tomtor, the administrative center of the Rural Okrug, Aeroport and Kuydusun. Its population as of the 2002 Census was 0.[1]

Agayakan
Агаякан
Location of Agayakan
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Agayakan is located in Russia
Agayakan
Agayakan
Location of Agayakan
Agayakan is located in Sakha Republic
Agayakan
Agayakan
Agayakan (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 63°20′05″N 141°38′38″E / 63.33472°N 141.64389°E / 63.33472; 141.64389
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
Administrative districtOymyakonsky District[1]
Rural okrugSecond Borogonsky Rural Okrug[1]
Population
 • Estimate 
(2002)[1]
0
 • Municipal districtOymyakonsky Municipal District[2]
 • Rural settlementSecond Borogonsky Rural Settlement[2]
Time zoneUTC+10 (MSK+7 Edit this on Wikidata[3])
Postal code(s)[4]
678750Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID98639410106

Geography

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Agayakan is located 660 kilometers (410 mi) from Ust-Nera, the administrative center of the district and 90 kilometers (56 mi) from Tomtor. The deserted village is located close to the confluence of the Agayakan and Suntar rivers, which form the Kyuyente, a tributary of the Indigirka.[5][6] The minimum temperature of -57.0 °C (-70.6 °F)[7] was recorded on December 5, 2023, in Agayakan.

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  2. ^ a b Law #173-Z 353-III
  3. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  5. ^ Google Earth
  6. ^ "P-53_54 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "24684: Agayakan (Russian Federation)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

Sources

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  • Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Oymyakonsky District. (in Russian)
  • Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).