Tumat

Tumat (Russian: Тумат; Yakut: Тумат) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited settlement and the administrative center of Tumatsky National Rural Okrug of Ust-Yansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 656 kilometers (408 mi) from Deputatsky, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 533,^[2] of whom 286 were male and 247 female, down from 577 recorded during the 2002 Census.^[1]

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Selo[1]
Location of Tumat
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Coordinates: 70°44′00″N 139°14′00″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district	Ust-Yansky District[1]
Rural okrug	Tumatsky National Rural Okrug[1]
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	533
Administrative status
• Capital of	Tumatsky National Rural Okrug[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Ust-Yansky Municipal District[3]
• Rural settlement	Tumatsky National Rural Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Tumatsky National Rural Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+10 (UTC+10:00 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	678564
OKTMO ID	98656420101

Geography

The village is located by the right bank of the Chondon river, a little upstream from its confluence with the Nuchcha. There are numerous lakes near Tumat. Orotko, located to the northeast, is one of the largest.^[6][7]

Fossil specimen found at Tumat

Two canine specimen preserved in permafrost have been found nearby Tumat:

• Tumat (1, ♀): A female about 3 months, age 12.400–14.400 y, found in 2011.^[8][9]
• Tumat (2, ♂): A male puppy, age 12.400–14.400 y, found in 2015 nearby the first place, so it is likely that they died at a similar time.^[8]

References

Notes

1. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
2. Sakha Republic Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Results of the 2010 All-Russian Census. Численность населения по районам, городским и сельским населённым пунктам (Population Counts by Districts, Urban and Rural Inhabited Localities) (in Russian)
3. Law #173-Z 353-III
4. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
6. "R-53_54 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved May 24, 2022.
7. Google Earth
8. A. J. Haywood: 'Sibling' of oldest mummified puppy in the world found preserved in permafrost – New find in 'perfect condition' just two metres from 2011 discovery of 12,400 year old dog. In: Siberian trimes. 2 September 2015
9. Amy Woodyatt: A 14,000-year-old puppy, whose perfectly preserved body was found in Russia, munched on a woolly rhino for its last meal. On: CNN.com. 17 August 2020   Laura Geggel: A pup preserved in permafrost ate one of the last woolly rhinos on Earth. On: LiveScience. 25 August 2020   Nina Pullano: Scientist found a mysterious last meal inside the belly of a mummified puppy. On: inverse.com. 19 August 2020, along with

   • Matthew Hart: 14,000-Year-Old Dog Ate Woolly Rhino as its Last Meal. On: nerdist.com Science&Tech. 20 August 2020

Sources

• Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Ust-Yansky District. (in Russian)
• Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).