Aykhal

Aykhal
Айхал
Other transcription(s)
 • YakutАйхал
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Aykhal
Location of Aykhal
Aykhal
Aykhal (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 65°56′N 111°30′E / 65.933°N 111.500°E / 65.933; 111.500
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Administrative districtMirninsky District
SettlementSelsovietSettlement of Aykhal
Founded1961
Urban-type settlement status since1962
Elevation
514 m (1,686 ft)
Population
 • Total
13,727
 • Estimate 
(2023)
13,359 (−2.7%)
 • Capital ofSettlement of Aykhal
 • Municipal districtMirninsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementAykhal Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofAykhal Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
Postal codes
678190, 678191
OKTMO ID98631152051
Aykhal population
2010 Census13,727
2002 Census15,782
1989 Census11,552
1979 Census5,440

Aykhal (Russian: Айха́л; Yakut: Айхал, Ayxal) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Mirninsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 469 kilometers (291 mi) from Mirny, the administrative center of the district, in the basin of the Vilyuy River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 13,727.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19705,386—    
19795,440+1.0%
198911,552+112.4%
200215,782+36.6%
201013,727−13.0%
202113,370−2.6%
Source: Census data