Tumat

Tumat (Russian: Тумат; Yakut: Тумат) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited settlement and the administrative center of Tumatsky National Rural Okrug of Ust-Yansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 656 kilometers (408 mi) from Deputatsky, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 533,^[2] of whom 286 were male and 247 female, down from 577 recorded during the 2002 Census.^[1]

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Location of Tumat
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Coordinates: 70°44′00″N 139°14′00″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district	Ust-Yansky District[1]
Rural okrug	Tumatsky National Rural Okrug[1]
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	533
Administrative status
• Capital of	Tumatsky National Rural Okrug[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Ust-Yansky Municipal District[3]
• Rural settlement	Tumatsky National Rural Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Tumatsky National Rural Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+10 (UTC+10:00 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	678564
OKTMO ID	98656420101

Geography

The village is located by the right bank of the Chondon river, a little upstream from its confluence with the Nuchcha. There are numerous lakes near Tumat. Orotko, located to the northeast, is one of the largest.^[6][7]

Fossil specimen found at Tumat

Two canine specimen (wolves^[8][9]) preserved in permafrost have been found nearby Tumat:

• Tumat (1, ♀): A female about 3 months, age 12.400–14.400 y, found in 2011.^[10][11]
• Tumat (2, ♂): A male puppy, age 12.400–14.400 y, found in 2015 nearby the first place, so it is likely that they died at a similar time.^[10]