WORLD'S COLDEST PLACED, Sakha (Yakutia) Russia
Coldest Village in the World Have you ever imagined what it's like to live or be in a place with extreme temperatures, even up to minus tens of degrees Celsius? In Russia there is a coldest village in the world called Oymyakon whose lowest temperature can reach -71.2 C . What kind of life is there? 1. Oymyakon, freezing frozen water Originally in the 1920-1930s, the area was just a haven for the herdsmen who would feed their cattle from hot springs. The Soviet government, however, made this village a permanent residence in an effort to reduce the nomadic population. Now oymyakon village has been occupied by about 500 residents. Ironically, the word Oymyakon has the meaning of "water that is not frozen" because not far from the village there are hot springs, but clearly this region is a frozen area with very low temperatures.