Artyk (, ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Oymyakonsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Ust-Nera, the administrative center of the district,Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic on the right bank of the Nera River, just above the mouth of its tributary the Artyk, after which the urban-type settlement is named. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 509.
History It was founded in the 1930s as a base for construction of the Kolyma Highway. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1957. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, most of the inhabitants moved elsewhere and the population plunged by 75% during the 1990s.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Artyk,According to Article 7 of the Law #77-I, lower-level administrative divisions with the status of a settlement have their administrative centers in an inhabited locality with the status of an urban-type settlement. According to the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic, Artyk is the administrative center of the Settlement of Artyk. together with one rural locality (the selo of Delyankir), is incorporated within Oymyakonsky District as the Settlement of Artyk. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Artyk is incorporated within Oymyakonsky Municipal District as Artyk Urban Settlement.Law #173-Z 353-III
References Notes
Sources Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Oymyakonsky District.