Olyokminsk

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Coordinates: 60.3736111° N 120.4263889° E

Olyokminsk (Russian: Олёкминск) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Lena River, 651 km southwest of Yakutsk. Population: 10,003 (2002 Census); 11,478 (1989 Census).

Founded in 1635, town status since 1783. Olekminsk holds the record for the largest temperature range ever recorded with -66 degrees C to +45 degrees C.

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Capital: Yakutsk
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