Ese-Khayya
Urban-type settlement in Sakha Republic, Russia
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Ese-Khayya (Russian: Эсэ-Хайя; Yakut: Эһэ Хайа, Ehe Xaya) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Verkhoyansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 20 kilometers (12 mi) from Batagay, the administrative center of the district.[2] As of the 2010 Census, its population was 239.[3]
Ese-Khayya
Эсэ-Хайя Эһэ Хайа (Yakut) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Ese-Khayya | |
  Ese-Khayya Location of Ese-Khayya  Ese-Khayya Ese-Khayya (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 67°33′N 134°38′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[2] |
| Administrative district | Verkhoyansky District[2] |
| SettlementSelsoviet | Settlement of Ese-Khayya[2] |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1940[2] |
| Population | |
• Total | 239 |
• Estimate (2023) | 156 (−34.7%) |
| • Capital of | Settlement of Ese-Khayya[2] |
| • Municipal district | Verkhoyansky Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Ese-Khayya Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Ese-Khayya Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7 [5]) |
| Postal code[6] | 678515 |
| OKTMO ID | 98616156051 |
| 2010 Census | 239[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 343[7] |
| 1989 Census | 1,530[8] |
| 1979 Census | 1,347[9] |
Geography
Ynnakh Mountain is a granite massif located a few miles to the southeast of Ese-Khayya. The Batagaika crater is also located nearby to the northeast.[10][11]
History
Urban-type settlement status was granted to Ese-Khayya in 1940.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Ese-Khayya[1] is incorporated within Verkhoyansky District as the Settlement of Ese-Khayya.[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Ese-Khayya is incorporated within Verkhoyansky Municipal District as Ese-Khayya Urban Settlement.[4]