Zhatay ( rus, Жата́й, p=ʐɐˈtaj; ) is an urban locality (an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

) under the administrative jurisdiction of the city of republic significance of

Yakutsk Yakutsk ( ) is the capital and largest city of Sakha, Russia, located about south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one of Russia's most rapidly growing regional cities, with a population of 355,443 at the ...

in the

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, located on the left bank of the

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, downstream of Yakutsk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,504.

History

Previously called Zhataystroy (), it was granted

status and renamed on April 28, 1948.Official website of Zhatay
History

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the

of ZhatayAccording to Article 7 of the Law #77-I, lower-level administrative divisions with the status of a settlement have their administrative centers in an inhabited locality with the status of an urban-type settlement. According to the ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic'', Zhatay is the administrative center of the Settlement of Zhatay. and eleven rural localities are subordinated to the city of republic significance of

, which is an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic'' As a municipal division, Zhatay is incorporated as Zhatay Urban Okrug.Law #174-Z #355-III Yakutsk and the eleven rural localities are independently incorporated as Yakutsk Urban Okrug.

Transportation

Zhatay is a river port with a shipyard.

References

Notes

Sources

*Official website of the Sakha Republic. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''
Yakutsk
* {{Use mdy dates, date=February 2024 Urban-type settlements in the Sakha Republic Populated places on the Lena River