Ayan, Russia

Ayan
Аян
Ayan harbor in 1870. View from the southeast
Interactive map of Ayan
Ayan
Location of Ayan
Ayan
Ayan (Khabarovsk Krai)
Coordinates: 56°27′30″N 138°10′05″E / 56.45833°N 138.16806°E / 56.45833; 138.16806
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKhabarovsk Krai
Administrative districtAyano-Maysky District
Founded1843
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 • Total
967
 • Estimate 
(2021)
788 (−18.5%)
 • Capital ofAyano-Maysky District
Time zoneUTC+10 (MSK+7 )
Postal code
682571
OKTMO ID08606403101

Ayan (Russian: Аян) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Ayano-Maysky District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the shore of a well-protected bay of the Sea of Okhotsk, 1,447 kilometers (899 mi) from Khabarovsk and 631 kilometers (392 mi) by sea from Nikolayevsk-on-Amur. Population: 967 (2010 census); 1,325 (2002 census); 2,039 (1989 Soviet census).