Krest-Khaldzhay

Krest-Khaldzhay (Russian: Крест-Хальджай) is a rural locality (a selo), the administrative centre of and one of three settlements, in addition to Ary-Tolon and Udarnik, in Bayagantaysky Rural Okrug of Tomponsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located 90 kilometers (56 mi) from Khandyga, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2002 Census was 1,513.[1]

Krest-Khaldzhay Крест-Хальджай
Selo[1]
Location of Krest-Khaldzhay
Krest-Khaldzhay Location of Krest-Khaldzhay Krest-Khaldzhay Krest-Khaldzhay (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 62°48′27″N 134°32′28″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district	Tomponsky District[1]
Rural okrug	Bayagantaysky Rural Okrug[1]
Population
• Estimate  (2002)[1]	1,513
Administrative status
• Capital of	Bayagantaysky Rural Okrug[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Tomponsky Municipal District[2]
• Rural settlement	Bayagantaysky Rural Settlement[2]
• Capital of	Bayagantaysky Rural Settlement[2]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [3])
Postal code(s)[4]	678724
OKTMO ID	98650405101

Notable residents

• Fyodor Okhlopkov - a Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with 429 kills.[5]

References

Notes

1. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
2. Law #173-Z 353-III
3. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
4. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
5. Haskew, Michael (November 1, 2005). The Sniper at War: From the American Revolutionary War to the Present Day. St. Martin's Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-312-33651-6.

Sources

• Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Tomponsky District. (in Russian)
• Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).