Ulu, Russia
# Ulu, Russia

Ulu (Russian: Улу́; Yakut: Улуу, Uluu) is a rural locality (a selo) under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Tommot in Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ulu River, a tributary of the Amga, and 151 kilometers (94 mi) from Tommot. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 139; down from 179 recorded in the 2002 Census.

## Etymology

The name derives from a Sakha word meaning "great".

## History

It was founded in 1953 as a base for construction of the Lena Highway.

## Infrastructure

Besides the highway to the republic capital city of Yakutsk, Ulu has a railway station on the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline, with the railhead having reached Ulu in August 2009.

