Yaya, Russia

Yaya () is an urban-type settlement in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Yaya River (Chulym's tributary), 277 km north of Kemerovo. It is the administrative center of Yaysky District. Population: 12,447 (2008 est.);

It was founded in 1897 as the village (selo) of Zharkovka () and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1934.

Dialing code: 38441, postal code: 652100.

Trivia

As "Я" is the final letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet, Yaya is alphabetically the absolute last name of a Russian settlement.

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