Zhatay

Zhatay (English)
Жатай (Russian)
-  Settlement of urban type  -

Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia
Zhatay
Location of Zhatay in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
Coordinates: 62°09′31″N 129°49′44″E / 62.15861°N 129.82889°ECoordinates: 62°09′31″N 129°49′44″E / 62.15861°N 129.82889°E
Coat of arms
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic
Administratively subordinated to city of republic significance of Yakutsk
Municipal status
Urban okrug Zhatay Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Zhatay Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 9,504 inhabitants[1]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[2]
Settlement of urban type status since April 28, 1948[3]
Previous names Zhataystroy
Official website
Zhatay on WikiCommons

Zhatay (Russian: Жата́й; IPA: [ʐɐˈtaj]; Sakha: Сатай, Һатай)) is an urban locality (a settlement) in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Lena River, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) downstream of Yakutsk. Population: 9,504(2010 Census);[1] 8,405(2002 Census);[4] 8,152(1989 Census).[5]

History

Previously called Zhataystroy (Жатайстрой), it was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed on April 28, 1948.[3]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, 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.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  2. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Official website of Zhatay. History (Russian)
  4. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  5. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года[All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.