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Ulu, Russia

Ulu Улу
Selo[1]
Entrance to Ulu
Location of Ulu
Ulu Location of Ulu Show map of Russia Ulu Ulu (Sakha Republic) Show map of Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 60°18′56″N 127°26′04″E / 60.31556°N 127.43444°E / 60.31556; 127.43444
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district	Aldansky District[1]
Town	Town of Tommot[1]
Founded	1953
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	139
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Aldansky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Tommot Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+9 (UTC+09:00 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	678957
OKTMOID	98603105116

Ulu (Russian: Улу́; Yakut: Улуу, Uluu) is a rural locality (aselo) under the administrative jurisdiction of the TownofTommotinAldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ulu River, a tributary of the Amga, and 151 kilometers (94 mi) from Tommot. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 139;^[2] down from 179 recorded in the 2002 Census.^[1]

The name derives from a Sakha word meaning "great".

It was founded in 1953 as a base for construction of the Lena Highway.^{[citation needed]}

Besides the highway to the republic capital cityofYakutsk, Ulu has a railway station on the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline, with the railhead having reached Ulu in August 2009.

• Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Aldansky District. (in Russian)
• Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).