Aykhal

Aykhal
Айхал
Other transcription(s)
  YakutАйхал
Location of Aykhal
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
SettlementSettlement of Aykhal
Founded1961
Urban-type settlement status since1962
Elevation
514 m (1,686 ft)
Population
  Total
13,727
  Capital ofSettlement of Aykhal
  Municipal districtMirninsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementAykhal Urban Settlement
  Capital ofAykhal Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
Postal code(s)
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