Vilyuysk
Vilyuysk
Вилюйск | |
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Town under district jurisdiction | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Бүлүү |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Vilyuysk | |
Vilyuysk Location of Vilyuysk Vilyuysk Vilyuysk (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 63°45′N 121°38′E / 63.750°N 121.633°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Vilyuysky District |
| TownSelsoviet | Vilyuysk |
| Founded | 1634 |
| Town status since | 1783 |
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2023) | 10,045 ) |
| • Capital of | Vilyuysky District, Town of Vilyuysk |
| • Municipal district | Vilyuysky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Vilyuysk Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Vilyuysky Municipal District, Vilyuysk Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ) |
| Postal codes | 678200, 678202, 678219, 678229 |
| Dialing code | +7 41132 |
| OKTMO ID | 98618101001 |
| Website | www |
Vilyuysk (Russian: Вилюйск, IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲʉjsk]; Yakut: Бүлүү, Bülüü) is a town and the administrative center of Vilyuysky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River (left tributary of the Lena), about 600 kilometers (370 mi) from Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,234.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 611 | — |
| 1926 | 1,300 | +112.8% |
| 1939 | 3,147 | +142.1% |
| 1959 | 4,817 | +53.1% |
| 1970 | 6,215 | +29.0% |
| 1979 | 7,108 | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 8,988 | +26.4% |
| 2002 | 9,776 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 10,234 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 10,032 | −2.0% |
| Source: Census data | ||