Sakha
federal subject of Russia, republic of Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Republic of Sakha also known as Yakutia[6] is one of 85 federal subjects of Russia. It is in the Siberia area of Russia. It is grouped and governed as part of the Far Eastern District. The Far Eastern District contains ten other federal subjects too. Sakha is the largest federal subject of Russia. It stretches across three time zones between UTC+9 and UTC+11. The name Yakutia is also used to refer to the same area. The Yakut people speak a Turkic language.
Quick Facts Republic of SakhaРеспублика Саха (Russian) Саха Өрөспүүбүлүкэтэ (Yakut), — Republic — ...
Republic of Sakha Республика Саха (Russian) Саха Өрөспүүбүлүкэтэ (Yakut) | |||
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Coordinates: 66°24′N 129°10′E | |||
Political status | |||
Country | Russia | ||
Federal district | Far Eastern Federal District[1] | ||
Economic region | Far Eastern Economic Region[2] | ||
Established | April 27, 1922 | ||
Capital | Yakutsk | ||
Government (as of May 2018) | |||
• Head | Aysen Nikolayev | ||
• Legislature | Il Tumen (State Assembly) | ||
Statistics | |||
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[3] | |||
• Total | 3,083,523 km2 (1,190,555 sq mi) | ||
Area rank | 1st | ||
Population (2010 Census) | |||
• Total | 958,528 | ||
• Rank | 55th | ||
• Density[4] | 0.31/km2 (0.80/sq mi) | ||
ISO 3166-2 | RU-SA | ||
License plates | 14 | ||
Official languages | Russian;[5] Yakut, Yukaghir | ||
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