Pokrovsk (; , ''Pokrovskay'') is a

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and the

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Khangalassky District Khangalassky District (; , ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus''), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the center ...

of the

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, located on the left bank of the

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, southwest of

Yakutsk Yakutsk ( ) is the capital and largest city of Sakha, Russia, located about south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one of Russia's most rapidly growing regional cities, with a population of 355,443 at the ...

, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,495.

History

It was first founded by the

Cossacks The Cossacks are a predominantly East Slavic languages, East Slavic Eastern Christian people originating in the Pontic–Caspian steppe of eastern Ukraine and southern Russia. Cossacks played an important role in defending the southern borde ...

in 1682 as the '' ostrog'' of Karaulny Mys (), meaning "watchtower point". It later became the '' selo'' of Pokrovskoye (). It was granted

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status and renamed Pokrovsk in 1941; town status was granted to it in 1998.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pokrovsk serves as the

.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic'' As an inhabited locality, Pokrovsk is classified as a town under republic jurisdiction. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Khangalassky District as the

Town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

of Pokrovsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Pokrovsk is incorporated within Khangalassky Municipal District as Pokrovsk Urban Settlement.Law #173-Z #353-III

Transport

The Lena Highway connecting

with the destinations further south is on the opposite bank of the

, passing through the '' selo'' of Kerdyom.

References

Notes

Sources

*Official website of the Sakha Republic. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''
Khangalassky District
* * {{Use mdy dates, date=February 2024 Cities and towns in the Sakha Republic Populated places on the Lena River