Oymyakon
Oymyakon
Оймякон | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Өймөкөөн |
Location of Oymyakon | |
| Coordinates: 63°27′39″N 142°47′09″E / 63.46083°N 142.78583°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Oymyakonsky District |
| Elevation | 745 m (2,444 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 462 |
• Estimate (5 February 2018) | 500–900 |
| • Municipal district | Oymyakonsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 678752 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 41154 |
| OKTMO ID | 98639405101 |
Oymyakon is a rural locality (a selo) in Oymyakonsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located in the Yana-Oymyakon Highlands, along the Indigirka River, 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Tomtor on the Kolyma Highway. Oymyakon is the coldest permanently inhabited human settlement on Earth.