Khaptagay
Хаптагай | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Sakha | Хаптаҕай |
Coordinates: 61°47′N 129°47′E / 61.783°N 129.783°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic [1] |
Administrative district | Megino-Kangalassky District [1] |
Rural okrug | Khaptagaysky Rural Okrug [1] |
Population | |
• Total | 1,004 |
• Capital of | Khaptagaysky Rural Okrug [1] |
• Municipal district | Megino-Kangalassky Municipal District [3] |
• Rural settlement | Khaptagaysky Rural Settlement [3] |
• Capital of | Khaptagaysky Rural Settlement [3] |
Time zone |
UTC+9 (
MSK+6
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Postal code(s) [5] | 678083 |
OKTMO ID | 98629460101 |
Khaptagay (Russian: Хаптагай; Yakut: Хаптаҕай, Xaptağay, lit. flat) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Khaptagaysky Rural Okrug of Megino-Kangalassky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 36 kilometers (22 mi) from Mayya, the administrative center of the district, [1] at the confluence of the Myla and Lena Rivers, near the mouth of the Tamma in the Lena, on the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 1,004; [2] down from 1,014 recorded in the 2002 Census. [1]
The Tamginsky Ironworks operated in this area in 1735–1756. Nowadays, Khaptagay is an agricultural center, with the main aspects being cattle and horse breeding.