Yashalta is a rural locality situated in Russia. It serves as the administrative center of the Yashaltinsky District within the Republic of Kalmykia.
According to census data, the population of the settlement has remained relatively stable over recent decades. The 2010 census recorded a population of 4,716 residents, following figures of 4,851 in 2002 and 4,996 during the 1989 Soviet census.