Khaptagay
Selo in Sakha Republic, Russia
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Khaptagay (Russian: Хаптагай; Yakut: Хаптаҕай, Xaptağay, lit. flat) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Khaptagaysky Rural Okrug of Megino-Kangalassky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 36 kilometers (22 mi) from Mayya, the administrative center of the district,[1] at the confluence of the Myla and Lena Rivers, near the mouth of the Tamma in the Lena, on the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 1,004;[2] down from 1,014 recorded in the 2002 Census.[1]
Khaptagay
Хаптагай | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Хаптаҕай |
 Interactive map of Khaptagay | |
  Khaptagay Location of Khaptagay  Khaptagay Khaptagay (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 61°47′N 129°47′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Megino-Kangalassky District[1] |
| Rural okrugSelsoviet | Khaptagaysky Rural Okrug[1] |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,004 |
• Estimate (2021) | 1,047 (+4.3%) |
| • Capital of | Khaptagaysky Rural Okrug[1] |
| • Municipal district | Megino-Kangalassky Municipal District[3] |
| • Rural settlement | Khaptagaysky Rural Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Khaptagaysky Rural Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [4]) |
| Postal code[5] | 678083 |
| OKTMO ID | 98629460101 |
Economy
The Tamginsky Ironworks operated in this area in 1735–1756. Nowadays, Khaptagay is an agricultural center, with the main aspects being cattle and horse breeding.