Ust-Kuyga
Усть-Куйга
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Yakut | Уус Куйга |
Location of Ust-Kuyga | |
Location of Ust-Kuyga Show map of RussiaUst-Kuyga (Sakha Republic) Show map of Sakha Republic | |
Coordinates: 70°00′N 135°35′E / 70.000°N 135.583°E / 70.000; 135.583 | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic[2] |
Administrative district | Ust-Yansky District[2] |
Settlement | Ust-Kuyga[2] |
Founded | 1956 |
Urban-type settlement status since | 1967[2] |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 979 |
• Estimate
(2018)[4]
| 681 (−30.4%) |
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• Capitalof | Settlement of Ust-Kuyga[2] |
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• Municipal district | Ust-Yansky Municipal District[5] |
• Urban settlement | Ust-Kuyga Urban Settlement[5] |
• Capitalof | Ust-Kuyga Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+10 (UTC+10:00 [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] |
678550
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OKTMOID | 98656165051 |
2010 Census | 979[3] |
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2002 Census | 1,568[8] |
1989 Census | 5,342[9] |
1979 Census | 2,700[10] |
Ust-Kuyga (Russian: Усть-Куйга́; Yakut: Уус Куйга, romanized: Uus Kuyga) is an urban locality (anurban-type settlement) in Ust-Yansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia.[2] on the Yana River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 979.[3]
The settlement is located by the Kyundyulyun mountains, 224 kilometers (139 mi) from Deputatsky, the administrative center of the district,[2]
Urban-type settlement status was granted to Ust-Kuyga in 1967.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Ust-Kuyga[1] is incorporated within Ust-Yansky District as the Settlement of Ust-Kuyga.[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Ust-Kuyga is incorporated within Ust-Yansky Municipal District as Ust-Kuyga Urban Settlement.[5]
Ust-Kuyga is served by the Ust-Kuyga Airport (IATA: UKG).