Argakhtakh

Argakhtakh (Russian: Аргахтах; Yakut: Арҕахтаах, Arğaxtaax) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Alazeysky Rural Okrug of Srednekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 140 kilometers (87 mi) from Srednekolymsk, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 518,^[2] of whom 247 were male and 271 female, down from 581 recorded during the 2002 Census.^[1] It is also known to be extremely cold, reaching temperatures far below zero in both Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Argakhtakh Аргахтах
Selo[1]
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• Sakha	Арҕахтаах
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Location of Argakhtakh
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Coordinates: 68°26′33″N 153°22′40″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district	Srednekolymsky District[1]
Rural okrug	Alazeysky Rural Okrug[1]
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	518
Administrative status
• Capital of	Alazeysky Rural Okrug[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Srednekolymsky Municipal District[3]
• Rural settlement	Alazeysky Rural Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Alazeysky Rural Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+11 (MSK+8 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	678785
OKTMO ID	98646405101