Yakutsk is an administrative, cultural, financial, and scientific center of the north-east Russia, the third city of the Far Eastern Federal District in terms of population (after Vladivostok and Khabarovsk).

Yakutsk is a city with one of the most contrasting temperature conditions in the world. It is the largest city located in the permafrost zone. The climate is of sharp continental type. Summers are moderately warm, winters are long (from November to March) and very cold. The average temperature in July is plus 19.5 degrees Celsius, in January - minus 38.6 degrees Celsius.

In summer, there is a long period of “white nights”, and in winter (December) - daylight lasts only 3-4 hours. Ethnic composition according to the 2002 census: Russians - 46,1%, Yakuts - 42.4%. Yakutsk celebrates the City Day on the second Sunday in September.