Batagay

Batagay (Russian: Батага́й; Yakut: Баатаҕай, Baatağay) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Verkhoyansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Yana River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,369.^[3]

Batagay Батагай
Urban-type settlement[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Yakut	Баатаҕай
Location of Batagay
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Coordinates: 67°39′N 134°39′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[2]
Administrative district	Verkhoyansky District[2]
Settlement	Batagay[2]
Founded	1939
Urban-type settlement status since	1945[2]
Elevation	138 m (453 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	4,369
Administrative status
• Capital of	Settlement of Batagay[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Verkhoyansky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Batagay Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Batagay Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+10 (MSK+7 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	678500, 678509
OKTMO ID	98616151051

Batagay population

2010 Census	4,369[3]
2002 Census	4,589[7]
1989 Census	8,385[8]
1979 Census	6,414[9]

Geography

Batagay is located a short distance to the west of river Adycha. The Batagaika crater is located 10 km to the southeast and the Kisilyakh Range 40 km to the northeast of the town.^[10]

History

Urban-type settlement status was granted to Batagay in 1945.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Batagay^[1] serves as the administrative center of Verkhoyansky District.^[2] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Verkhoyansky District as the Settlement of Batagay.^[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Batagay is incorporated within Verkhoyansky Municipal District as Batagay Urban Settlement.^[4]

Transportation

Batagay is served by the Batagay Airport.