Yukagir
Selo in Sakha Republic, Russia
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Yukagir (Russian: Юкагир; Yakut: Дьүкээгир, romanized: Cükeegir) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality and the administrative center of Yukagirsky National (Nomadic) Rural Okrug of Ust-Yansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 798 kilometers (496 mi) from Deputatsky, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 154,[2] of whom 84 were male and 70 female, up from 106 recorded during the 2002 Census.[1] The village shares its name with the Yukaghir people who are indigenous to this region.
Yukagir
Юкагир Дьүкээгир (Sakha) | |
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![]() Interactive map of Yukagir | |
| Coordinates: 71°45′00″N 139°53′00″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Ust-Yansky District[1] |
| Rural okrugSelsoviet | Yukagirsky National (Nomadic) Rural Okrug[1] |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 154 |
• Estimate (2021) | 128 (−16.9%) |
| • Capital of | Yukagirsky National (Nomadic) Rural Okrug[1] |
| • Municipal district | Ust-Yansky Municipal District[3] |
| • Rural settlement | Yukagirsky National (Nomadic) Rural Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Yukagirsky National (Nomadic) Rural Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (UTC+10:00 |
| Postal code[5] | 678560 |
| OKTMO ID | 98656435101 |
