Krest-Khaldzhay

Krest-Khaldzhay
Крест-Хальджай
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 / 62.80750°N 134.54111°E / 62.80750; 134.54111
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Administrative districtTomponsky District
Rural okrugBayagantaysky Rural Okrug
Population
  Estimate 
(2002)
1,513
  Capital ofBayagantaysky Rural Okrug
  Municipal districtTomponsky Municipal District
  Rural settlementBayagantaysky Rural Settlement
  Capital ofBayagantaysky Rural Settlement
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
Postal code(s)
678724
OKTMO ID98650405101

Krest-Khaldzhay (Russian: Крест-Хальджай; Yakut: Кириэс-Халдьаайы, romanized: Kiries Xalcâyı) 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. On 6 July 2022, a record high temperature of 37.2 °C (99.0 °F) was recorded.