Country Russia Settlement Zhatay Urban okrug Zhatay Urban Okrug | Federal subject Sakha Republic Administrative center of Settlement of Zhatay Local time Monday 3:49 AM | |
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Administratively subordinated to city of republic significance of Yakutsk Weather -7°C, Wind NE at 3 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
Zhatay (Russian: Жата́й; [ʐɐˈtaj]; Yakut: Жатай) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the city of republic significance of Yakutsk in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Lena River, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) downstream of Yakutsk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,504.
Contents
- Map of Zhatay Sakha Republic Russia 677902
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Transportation
- References
Map of Zhatay, Sakha Republic, Russia, 677902
History
Previously called Zhataystroy (Жатайстрой), it was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed on April 28, 1948.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Zhatay and eleven rural localities are subordinated to the city of republic significance of Yakutsk, which is an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Zhatay is incorporated as Zhatay Urban Okrug. Yakutsk and the eleven rural localities are independently incorporated as Yakutsk Urban Okrug.
Transportation
Zhatay is a river port with a shipyard.