Belaya Gora, Sakha Republic
| Belaya Gora (English) Белая Гора (Russian) Үрүҥ хайа (Sakha) |
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_Republic_(2008-03).svg) Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2009) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Abyysky District |
| Settlement | Settlement of Belaya Gora |
| Administrative center of | Abyysky District, Settlement of Belaya Gora |
| Municipal status (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Abyysky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Belaya Gora Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Abyysky Municipal District, Belaya Gora Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 2,245 inhabitants |
| Population (January 2016 est.) | 2,081 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MAGT (UTC+11:00) |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1975 |
| Postal code(s) | 678890 |
| 2010 Census | 2,245 |
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| 2002 Census | 2,463 |
| 1989 Census | 3,517 |
| 1979 Census | 1,955 |
Belaya Gora (Russian: Бе́лая Гора́; Yakut: Үрүҥ хайа) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Abyysky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Indigirka River, approximately 20 kilometers (12 mi) downstream of its confluence with its tributary the Uyandina, opposite of the selo of Suturuokha. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,245.
The literal meaning of both the Russian and Sakha language names is the "white mountain".
It was founded in 1974 as the administrative center of Abyysky District, to replace the previous settlement of Druzhina, which was located 50 kilometers (31 mi) upstream on the Indigirka and was often subject to flooding. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1975.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belaya Gora serves as the administrative center of Abyysky District. As an administrative division, the urban-type settlement of Belaya Gora is incorporated within Abyysky District as the Settlement of Belaya Gora. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Belaya Gora is incorporated within Abyysky Municipal District as Belaya Gora Urban Settlement.
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