Batagay (; , Baatağay) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Verkhoyansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Yana River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was4,369.

Geography

Batagay is located a short distance to the west of river Adycha. The Batagaika crater is located 10km to the southeast and the Kisilyakh Range 40km to the northeast of the town.

It has an extreme version of a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfd), typical of the region.

History

Urban-type settlement status was granted to Batagay in 1945.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Batagay serves as the administrative center of Verkhoyansky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Verkhoyansky District as the Settlement of Batagay. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Batagay is incorporated within Verkhoyansky Municipal District as Batagay Urban Settlement.

Transportation

Batagay is served by the Batagay Airport.

References

Notes

Sources

• Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Verkhoyansky District.