Kalvitsa
Кальвица | |
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Coordinates: 63°56′18″N 127°01′13″E / 63.93833°N 127.02028°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
Administrative district | Kobyaysky District[1] |
Rural okrug | Kuokuysky Rural Okrug[1] |
• Municipal district | Kobyaysky Municipal District[2] |
• Rural settlement | Kuokuysky Rural Settlement[2] |
Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [3]) |
Postal code(s)[4] | |
OKTMO ID | 98624424106 |
Kalvitsa (Russian: Кальвица) is a rural locality (a selo) in Kuokuysky Rural Okrug of Kobyaysky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, .[1] Its population as of the 2002 Census was 177.[1]
The village is named after the Finnish-born Soviet aviator and polar explorer Otto Kalvitsa.[citation needed]
Kalvitsa is located in the Central Yakutian Lowland, central Yakutia, on the left bank of the Tyugyuene river, at a distance of 22 kilometers (14 mi) —in a straight line— from Sangar, the administrative center of the district, and 30 kilometers (19 mi) from Argas, the administrative center of the rural okrug.[5]