Zyryanka
Зырянка
Urban-type settlement[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • YakutЗырянка
Aerial view of Zyryanka
Aerial view of Zyryanka
Flag of Zyryanka
Flag
Coat of arms of Zyryanka
Coat of arms
Location of Zyryanka
Map
Zyryanka is located in Russia
Zyryanka
Zyryanka
Location of Zyryanka
Zyryanka is located in Sakha Republic
Zyryanka
Zyryanka
Zyryanka (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 65°45′N 150°54′E / 65.750°N 150.900°E / 65.750; 150.900
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[2]
Administrative districtVerkhnekolymsky District[2]
SettlementSettlement of Zyryanka[2]
Founded1937
Urban-type settlement status since1940[2]
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total3,170
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
2,793 (−11.9%)
 • Capital ofVerkhnekolymsky District,[2] Settlement of Zyryanka[2]
 • Municipal districtVerkhnekolymsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementZyryanka Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofVerkhnekolymsky Municipal District,[6] Zyryanka Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 Edit this on Wikidata[7])
Postal code(s)[8]
678769, 678770
OKTMO ID98615151051
Zyryanka population
2010 Census3,170[3]
2002 Census3,749[9]
1989 Census6,687[10]
1979 Census5,749[11]

Zyryanka (Russian: Зыря́нка; Yakut: Зырянка, Zıryanka) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Verkhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, on the left bank of the Kolyma River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,170.[3]

History

It was founded in 1937 in connection with the development of coal deposits[citation needed] and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1940.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Zyryanka[1] serves as the administrative center of Verkhnekolymsky District.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Verkhnekolymsky District as the Settlement of Zyryanka.[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Zyryanka is incorporated within Verkhnekolymsky Municipal District as Zyryanka Urban Settlement.[5]

Economy

Coal mining is central to the economy of the region.[12] Zyryanka is home to OAO Kolyma Shipping Company, which is engaged in coal transportation and importation of industrial goods and foodstuffs.

Transportation

Zyryanka is served by the Zyryanka Airport (main) and the Zyryanka West Airport (secondary).[13]

Climate

Zyryanka has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), with extremely cold winters and mild summers. Precipitation is highest in the summer and lowest in late winter or spring.

Climate data for Zyryanka
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −8.2
(17.2) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		4.0
(39.2) 		13.7
(56.7) 		27.5
(81.5) 		33.8
(92.8) 		36.8
(98.2) 		33.0
(91.4) 		26.5
(79.7) 		15.0
(59.0) 		0.4
(32.7) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		36.8
(98.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −33.4
(−28.1) 		−29.4
(−20.9) 		−18.5
(−1.3) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		8.5
(47.3) 		19.2
(66.6) 		21.4
(70.5) 		17.2
(63.0) 		8.5
(47.3) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−24.1
(−11.4) 		−32.1
(−25.8) 		−6.3
(20.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −36.6
(−33.9) 		−33.7
(−28.7) 		−25.1
(−13.2) 		−11.8
(10.8) 		3.2
(37.8) 		13.3
(55.9) 		15.7
(60.3) 		11.9
(53.4) 		4.0
(39.2) 		−10.7
(12.7) 		−27.2
(−17.0) 		−35.2
(−31.4) 		−11.0
(12.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −40.1
(−40.2) 		−38.0
(−36.4) 		−31.7
(−25.1) 		−19.2
(−2.6) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		8.1
(46.6) 		10.8
(51.4) 		7.3
(45.1) 		0.4
(32.7) 		−13.9
(7.0) 		−30.6
(−23.1) 		−38.5
(−37.3) 		−15.6
(3.8)
Record low °C (°F) −55.6
(−68.1) 		−54.8
(−66.6) 		−51.9
(−61.4) 		−40.6
(−41.1) 		−26.4
(−15.5) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		−12.3
(9.9) 		−34.8
(−30.6) 		−50.2
(−58.4) 		−54.4
(−65.9) 		−55.6
(−68.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21.6
(0.85) 		14.7
(0.58) 		9.6
(0.38) 		7.4
(0.29) 		11.6
(0.46) 		29.3
(1.15) 		47.3
(1.86) 		37.4
(1.47) 		27.5
(1.08) 		20.6
(0.81) 		21.4
(0.84) 		17.6
(0.69) 		266
(10.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 16.6 16.4 16.6 9.1 8.5 11.4 11.5 13.1 13.7 18.7 18.2 18.7 172.5
Average relative humidity (%) 81.1 81.0 76.9 72.1 66.2 67.7 71.7 79.3 80.5 85.3 85.4 82.4 77.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours 6.2 70.0 189.1 315.0 300.7 312.0 322.4 207.7 138.0 71.3 33.0 0.0 1,965.4
Source 1: climatebase.ru (1936-2012)[14]
Source 2: NOAA (precipitation only, 1961–1990)[15]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b According to Article 7 of the Law #77-I, lower-level administrative divisions with the status of a settlement have their administrative centers in an inhabited locality with the status of an urban-type settlement. According to the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic, Zyryanka is the administrative center of the Settlement of Zyryanka.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d Law #173-Z #353-III
  6. ^ Law #172-Z #351-III
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  9. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  10. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  11. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
  12. ^ Armstrong, Terence (June 9, 2011). The Northern Sea Route: Soviet Exploitation of the North East Passage. Cambridge University Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-521-23263-0. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  13. ^ "Zyryanka Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  14. ^ "Zyrjanka, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  15. ^ "Climate Normals for Zyrjanka". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 20, 2013.

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