Why visit Yaya
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 1 place to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Yaya
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About Yaya
Yaya (Russian: Яя) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Yaysky District of Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Yaya River (Chulym's tributary), 277 kilometers (172 mi) north of Kemerovo. Population: 11,688 (2010 census); 13,575 (2002 census); 14,280 (1989 Soviet census)..
From the Wikipedia article Yaya, Russia (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks4
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes1
History
It was founded in 1897 as the selo of Zharkovka (Жарковка) and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1934.
From the History section of Yaya, Russia on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping8
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare1
Map of Yaya
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Getting there and nearby towns
Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 78 km away.
- Izhmorskiy 13 km east, about 13 min by car
- Rudnichnyy 17 km southwest, about 17 min by car
- Anzhero-Sudzhensk 29 km southwest, about 29 min by car
- Tayga 52 km west, about 52 min by car
- Barzas 53 km south, about 53 min by car
- Berëzovskiy 60 km south, about 1 h by car
- Zyryanskoye 71 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Yashkino 72 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Verkh-Chebula 76 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kedrovka 78 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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