Country Russia Administrative district Ust-Yansky District | Federal subject Sakha Republic Local time Tuesday 7:08 PM | |
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Settlement Settlement of Nizhneyansk Administrative center of Settlement of Nizhneyansk Municipal district Ust-Yansky Municipal District Weather -12°C, Wind W at 26 km/h, 63% Humidity | ||
Nizhneyansk (Russian: Нижнея́нск; Yakut: Нижнеянскай) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Ust-Yansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 602 kilometers (374 mi) from Deputatsky, the administrative center of the district, in the Yana River delta. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 391.
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Map of Nizhneyansk, Sakha Republic, Russia, 678562
History
It was founded in the 1940s and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1958.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Nizhneyansk is incorporated within Ust-Yansky District as the Settlement of Nizhneyansk. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Nizhneyansk is incorporated within Ust-Yansky Municipal District as Nizhneyansk Urban Settlement.
References
Nizhneyansk Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA