Zhatay

Zhatay (Russian: Жата́й, IPA: [ʐɐˈtaj]; Yakut: Сатай, Һатай, romanized: Satay, Hatay) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the city of republic significance of Yakutsk in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Lena River, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) downstream of Yakutsk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,504.^[4]

Zhatay Жатай
Urban-type settlement[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Yakut	Жатай
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Location of Zhatay
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Coordinates: 62°09′N 129°49′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[2]
Settlement	Zhatay[2]
Founded	1920s
Urban-type settlement status since	April 28, 1948[3]
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	9,504
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	city of republic significance of Yakutsk[2]
• Capital of	Settlement of Zhatay[2]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Zhatay Urban Okrug[5]
• Capital of	Zhatay Urban Okrug[5]
Time zone	UTC+ ([6])
Postal code(s)[7]	677902
OKTMO ID	98702000051
Website	www.jhatay.ru

Zhatay population

2010 Census	9,504[4]
2002 Census	8,405[8]
1989 Census	8,152[9]
1979 Census	7,073[10]

History

Previously called Zhataystroy (Жатайстрой), it was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed on April 28, 1948.^[3]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Zhatay^[1] and eleven rural localities are subordinated to the city of republic significance of Yakutsk, which is an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[2] As a municipal division, Zhatay is incorporated as Zhatay Urban Okrug.^[5] Yakutsk and the eleven rural localities are independently incorporated as Yakutsk Urban Okrug.^[5]

Transportation

Zhatay is a river port with a shipyard.