Ust-Maya (; , ''Uus Maaya'') 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 ...
) and the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Ust-Maysky District of the
Sakha Republic
Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia, and the largest federal subject of Russia by area. It is located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of one million ...
,
Russia
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, southeast of
Yakutsk, the
capital of the republic. As of the
2010 Census, its population was 2,293.
Geography
Ust-Maya is located on the north bank of the
Aldan River
The Aldan ( Sakha and ) is the second-longest right tributary of the Lena in the Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia.[Maya River
The Maya (; , ''Maaya'') is a river in Khabarovsk Krai and Sakha, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Aldan of the Lena basin. The length of the river is . The area of its basin .
The Maya was part of the river route from Yakutsk to the ...]
. The
Sette-Daban mountain range rises to the east of the town.
ТРРС 3 / 104А. Описание местности
(in Russian)
History
Ust-Maya was founded in 1930 as a base for gold mining activities on the Allakh-Yun and Yudoma Rivers to the east. It became the administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of the newly created Ust-Maysky District in 1931. During World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, an airfield was built here for the Alaska-Siberian air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.[Igor Lebedev. ''Aviation Lend-Lease to Russia''. Nova Publishers, 1997, pp. 44–49] In 1957, Ust-Maya was granted 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 ...
status.[''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''] In 1972, the administrative center of the district was moved to Solnechny, where it remained until 1992, when it was moved back to Ust-Maya.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the 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 ...
of Ust-Maya[According 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'', Ust-Maya is the administrative center of the Settlement of Ust-Maya.] serves as the administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of Ust-Maysky District.[Law #173-Z #353-III]
Transportation
There are no year-round roads connecting Ust-Maya with outside world; however, winter roads connect it to Eldikan and Amga.
The Ust-Maya Airport is located in the '' selo'' of Petropavlovsk, to the southeast.
Climate
Ust-Maya has an extreme subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of ...
(Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
''Dfd''). Winters are extremely cold, while summers are quite warm. Precipitation
In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, rain and snow mixed ("sleet" in Commonwe ...
is quite low and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.
References
Notes
Sources
*Official website of the Sakha Republic. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''
Ust-Maysky District
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Urban-type settlements in the Sakha Republic