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 was 4,369.
Geography Batagay is located a short distance to the west of river Adycha. The Batagaika crater is located 10 km to the southeast and the Kisilyakh Range 40 km 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.Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of BatagayAccording 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, Batagay is the administrative center of the 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.Law #173-Z #353-III
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.