Ytyk-Kyuyol

Ytyk-Kyuyol (Russian: Ытык-Кюёль; Yakut: Ытык-Күөл, romanized: Itık Küöl) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Tattinsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia,^[1] located on the left bank of the Tatta River (in the Aldan's basin), 255 kilometers (158 mi) from Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 6,828.^[2]

Ytyk-Kyuyol Ытык-Кюёль
Selo[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Sakha	Ытык-Күөл
Ytyk-Kyuyol
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Location of Ytyk-Kyuyol
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Coordinates: 62°23′N 133°34′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district	Tattinsky District[1]
Rural okrug	Tattinsky Rural Okrug[1]
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	6,828
• Estimate  (2016)	6,758
Administrative status
• Capital of	Tattinsky District,[1] Tattinsky Rural Okrug[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Tattinsky Municipal District[3]
• Rural settlement	Tattinsky Rural Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Tattinsky Municipal District,[4] Tattinsky Rural Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+9 (UTC+09:00 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	678650, 678669
OKTMO ID	98604445101

Etymology

It is named for a nearby lake, whose name literally means "sacred lake" in the Yakut language. It is one of the few Russian words that begin with Ы.

History

Ytyk-Kyuyol became the administrative center of the newly created Alexeyevsky District in 1930. The district was given its present name (after the Tatta River) in 1990.

Ytyk-Kyuyol is often affected by flooding, most recently on May 20, 2007, when 873 houses were submerged and more than 3,000 people had to be evacuated.

Economy

An agricultural center, Ytyk-Kyuyol has developed cattle and horse breeding industries; growing of potatoes and other vegetables is also common. There is also some timber production.

Ytyk-Kyuyol is located on the R504 Kolyma Highway, allowing road access to Yakutsk.

Demographics

Ytyk-Kyuyol population

2010 Census	6,828[2]
2002 Census	6,267[7]
1989 Census	5,658[8]
1979 Census	4,118[9]

Ethnic Yakuts make up over 95% of the population.

Education

There are two middle-grade schools, a gymnasium, a music school, and a sports school, as well as the literary-artistic museum-reserve "Tatta".

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