Artyk (Russian: А́ртык, Yakut: Аартык, romanized: Aartık) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Oymyakonsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 130 kilometers (81 mi) from Ust-Nera, the administrative center of the district,[2] on the right bank of the Nera River, just above the mouth of its tributary the Artyk, after which the urban-type settlement is named. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 509.[3]
Artyk
Артык | |
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• Yakut | Аартык |
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Coordinates: 64°10′45″N 145°07′45″E / 64.17917°N 145.12917°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic[2] |
Administrative district | Oymyakonsky District[2] |
Settlement | Settlement of Artyk[2] |
1930s | 1957 (Julian) |
Urban-type settlement status since | 1957[2] |
Elevation | 736 m (2,415 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 509 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 429 (−15.7%) |
• Capital of | Settlement of Artyk[2] |
• Municipal district | Oymyakonsky Municipal District[5] |
• Urban settlement | Artyk Urban Settlement[5] |
• Capital of | Artyk Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7 [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] | 678735 |
OKTMO ID | 98639153051 |
2010 Census | 509[3] |
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2002 Census | 633[8] |
1989 Census | 2,420[9] |
1979 Census | 1,924[10] |
It was founded in the 1930s as a base for construction of the Kolyma Highway.[citation needed] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1957.[2] After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, most of the inhabitants moved elsewhere and the population plunged by 75% during the 1990s.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Artyk,[1] together with one rural locality (the selo of Delyankir), is incorporated within Oymyakonsky District as the Settlement of Artyk.[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Artyk is incorporated within Oymyakonsky Municipal District as Artyk Urban Settlement.[5]