Yuryung-Khaya
Selo in Sakha Republic, Russia
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Yuryung-Khaya (Russian: Юрюнг-Хая, Yakut: Үрүҥ Хайа Ürüŋ xaya) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Yuryung-Khainsky National (Dolgan) Rural Okrug of Anabarsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 160 kilometers (99 mi) from Saskylakh, the administrative center of the district.
Yuryung-Khaya
Юрюнг-Хая Үрүҥ Хайа (Sakha) | |
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Street scene, Yuryung-Khaya | |
 Interactive map of Yuryung-Khaya | |
  Yuryung-Khaya Location of Yuryung-Khaya  Yuryung-Khaya Yuryung-Khaya (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 72°48′43″N 113°13′56″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Anabarsky District[1] |
| Rural okrugSelsoviet | Yuryung-Khainsky National (Dolgan) Rural Okrug[1] |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,148 |
| 1,120 (−2.4%) | |
| • Capital of | Yuryung-Khainsky National (Dolgan) Rural Okrug[1] |
| • Municipal district | Anabarsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Rural settlement | Yuryung-Khainsky National (Dolgan) Rural Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Yuryung-Khainsky National (Dolgan) Rural Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [6]) |
| Postal code[7] | 678431 |
| OKTMO ID | 98610424101 |
Its population as of the 2010 Census was 1,148,[2] of whom 552 were male and 596 female, up from 1,051 recorded during the 2002 Census.[1] Yuryung-Khaya is the only settlement in the Sakha Republic with a population composed mainly of Dolgans, and also the only substantial population of Dolgans outside the Krasnoyarsk Kray.
Geography
The village is situated on the right bank of the Anabar River, shortly before it flows into the Laptev Sea.
Climate
Owing to the extreme northern location Yuryung-Khaya has a cold and dry polar climate (Köppen ET) with severely cold winters and cool summers.
| Climate data for Anabar River near Yuryung-Khaya (73°13N, 113°30E) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −32.7 (−26.9) |
−32.9 (−27.2) |
−28.1 (−18.6) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
| Source: normals_1991_2020 | |||||||||||||
