Bakhta, Turukhansky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Bakhta (Russian: Бахта) is a rural locality (a village)^[6] in Turukhansky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.^[1] It is part of Turukhansky Municipal District.^[3]

Bakhta Бахта
Village[1]
Bakhta waterfront
Location of Bakhta
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Coordinates: 62°27′52″N 89°0′8″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Administrative district	Turukhansky District[1]
Founded	1745 as "Bakhtinsky"
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	220
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Turukhansky Municipal District[3]
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	663245
OKTMO ID	04654701912

The village is located in the right bank of the Yenisei, by its confluence with the Bakhta River. There is a pier for boats reaching the village. Bakhta houses the Museum of Taiga Traditions.^[7] Mirnoye hamlet is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the south of Bakhta, also on the same bank of the Yenisei.

The 2010 movie Happy People: A Year in the Taiga by Werner Herzog focuses on the life of the people in the village of Bakhta.^[8]

Protected area

The Central Siberia Nature Reserve, a protected area of the East Siberian taiga ecoregion, is located in the limits of Bakhta.^[9]

Map of the Central Siberia Nature Reserve

See also

• Tunguska Plateau, located east of the village