Omsukchan

Coordinates: 62°32′N 155°48′E / 62.533°N 155.800°E / 62.533; 155.800

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Omsukchan is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Omsukchansky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located 576 kilometers (358 mi) north of Magadan. Population: 4,157 (2010 Census);[1] 4,529 (2002 Census);[2] 9,873 (1989 Census).[3]

Etymology

The settlement's name comes from Omchikan, which means "little marsh" in the Even language.

History

Omsukchan was founded in the 1930s after natural resources were discovered in the region. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1953.

Climate

Omsukchan has a subarctic climate, with average temperatures ranging from −29.6 °C (−21.3 °F) in January to +13.4 °C (56.1 °F) in July.

Climate data for Omsukchan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) −29.6
(−21.3)		 −28.5
(−19.3)		 −22.1
(−7.8)		 −12.7
(9.1)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 8.5
(47.3)		 13.4
(56.1)		 9.3
(48.7)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 −11.1
(12)		 −22.8
(−9)		 −29.3
(−20.7)		 −10.5
(13.1)
Source: NASA RETScreen Database

References

  1. ↑ 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
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