Nizhneyansk (English) Нижнеянск (Russian) Нижнеянскай (Yakut) |
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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 | Ust-Yansky District |
Settlement | Settlement of Nizhneyansk |
Administrative center of | Settlement of Nizhneyansk |
Municipal status (as of April 2012) | |
Municipal district | Ust-Yansky Municipal District |
Urban settlement | Nizhneyansk Urban Settlement |
Administrative center of | Nizhneyansk Urban Settlement |
Statistics | |
Population (2010 Census) | 391 inhabitants |
Time zone | VLAT (UTC+10:00) |
Founded | 1940s |
Urban-type settlement status since | 1958 |
Postal code(s) | 678562 |
2010 Census | 391 |
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2002 Census | 701 |
1989 Census | 2,502 |
1979 Census | 2,164 |
Nizhneyansk (Russian: Нижнея́нск; Yakut: Нижнеянскай) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Ust-Yansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 602 kilometers (374 mi) from Deputatsky, the administrative center of the district, in the Yana River delta. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 391.
It was founded in the 1940s and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1958.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Nizhneyansk is incorporated within Ust-Yansky District as the Settlement of Nizhneyansk. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Nizhneyansk is incorporated within Ust-Yansky Municipal District as Nizhneyansk Urban Settlement.