BERDIGESTYAKH

Gorny ulus

Located within the Central Yakutia. Area: 45,6 thousand km². The average temperature: January -36°C, July +17°C. Large rivers – Siine, Sitte. Gorny ulus has deposits of brown coal and minerals.

Country: RussiaThe subject of YakutiaUlus: GornyPopulation: 6149 (2002)Ethnic composition: yakut, russian,

azerbaijanis.Religious composition: the Gentiles,

Orthodox, Muslims.

Berdigestyakh – village in Yakutia. The administrative center of Gorny ulus, the largest of its locality. The village is situated 185 km west of Yakutsk on the river Matta. Founded in 1931 year.

Economics

The economy of the village is agriculture. Its main branch - animal husbandry, trapping, fur farming.

In Berdigestyakh 2 of general education school: Berdigestyakh ulus grammar school and Berdigestyakh middle of general education school named after Semyon Petrovich Danilov. In our village also operates children’s and youth sports, choreography, music schools.

Museum

Local History MuseumGreat Patriotic War Museum

NATURE

Berries, flowers – Sardaana.