Batagay
Urban-type settlement in Sakha Republic, Russia
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Batagay (Russian: Батага́й; Yakut: Баатаҕай, Baatağay) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Verkhoyansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Yana River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,369.[3]
Batagay
Батагай | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Баатаҕай |
 Interactive map of Batagay | |
  Batagay Location of Batagay  Batagay Batagay (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 67°39′N 134°39′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[2] |
| Administrative district | Verkhoyansky District[2] |
| SettlementSelsoviet | Batagay[2] |
| Founded | 1939 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1945[2] |
| Elevation | 138 m (453 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,369 |
• Estimate (2023) | 3,759 (−14%) |
| • Capital of | Settlement of Batagay[2] |
| • Municipal district | Verkhoyansky Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Batagay Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Batagay Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+ ([5]) |
| Postal codes[6] | 678500, 678509 |
| OKTMO ID | 98616151051 |
| 2010 Census | 4,369[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 4,589[7] |
| 1989 Census | 8,385[8] |
| 1979 Census | 6,414[9] |
Geography
Batagay is located a short distance to the west of river Adycha. The Batagaika crater is located 10 km to the southeast and the Kisilyakh Range 40 km to the northeast of the town.[10]
It has an extreme version of a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfd), typical of the region.
History
Urban-type settlement status was granted to Batagay in 1945.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Batagay[1] serves as the administrative center of Verkhoyansky District.[2] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Verkhoyansky District as the Settlement of Batagay.[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Batagay is incorporated within Verkhoyansky Municipal District as Batagay Urban Settlement.[4]
Transportation
Batagay is served by the Batagay Airport.