An autonomous republic in eastern Russia; population 948,400 (est. 2009); capital, Yakutsk. It is the coldest inhabited region of the world, with 40 per cent of its territory lying to the north of the Arctic Circle.
Official name Sakha, Republic of
Definition of Yakutia in US English:
Yakutia
proper nounyaˈko͞oSHə
An autonomous republic in eastern Russia; population 948,400 (est. 2009); capital, Yakutsk. It is the coldest inhabited region in the world, with 40 percent of its territory lying north of the Arctic Circle.