Ytyk-Kyuyol (russian: Ытык-Кюёль; sah, Ытык-Күөл, ''Itık Küöl'') is a

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(a '' selo'') and the

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Tattinsky District Tattinsky District (russian: Таттинский улу́с; sah, Таатта улууһа, ''Taatta uluuha'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus''), one of the thi ...

of the

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,''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic'' located on the left bank of the Tatta River (in the

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's basin), from

Yakutsk Yakutsk (russian: Якутск, p=jɪˈkutsk; sah, Дьокуускай, translit=Djokuuskay, ) is the capital city of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one of ...

, the

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of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 6,828.

Etymology

It is named for a nearby lake, whose name literally means "

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" in the

Yakut language Yakut , also known as Yakutian, Sakha, Saqa or Saxa ( sah, саха тыла), is a Turkic language spoken by around 450,000 native speakers, primarily the ethnic Yakuts and one of the official languages of Sakha (Yakutia), a federal republic ...

History

Ytyk-Kyuyol became the

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 The R504 Kolyma Highway (russian: Федеральная автомобильная дорога «Колыма», ''Federal'naya Avtomobil'naya Doroga «Kolyma»,'' "Federal Automobile Highway 'Kolyma'"), part of the M56 route, is a road throu ...

, allowing road access to

Demographics

Ethnic

Yakuts The Yakuts, or the Sakha ( sah, саха, ; , ), are a Turkic ethnic group who mainly live in the Republic of Sakha in the Russian Federation, with some extending to the Amur, Magadan, Sakhalin regions, and the Taymyr and Evenk Districts ...

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".

Gallery

Ытык-Кюель1.jpg, Ytyk-Kyuyol Ытык-Кюель4.jpg, Theatre Ытык-Кюель5.jpg, Monument Ытык-Кюель2.jpg, Monument Ытык-Кюель3.jpg, Monument Окраина Ытык-Кюель.jpg, Landscape

References

Notes

Sources

*Official website of the Sakha Republic. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''
Tattinsky District
* * {{Authority control Rural localities in Tattinsky District