Srednekolymsk

Srednekolymsk (English)
Среднеколымск (Russian)
Орто Халыма (Yakut)
-  Town[1]  -
Town under district jurisdiction[1]

Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia
Srednekolymsk
Location of Srednekolymsk in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
Coordinates: 67°28′N 153°43′E / 67.467°N 153.717°E / 67.467; 153.717Coordinates: 67°28′N 153°43′E / 67.467°N 153.717°E / 67.467; 153.717
Coat of arms
Flag
Town Day September 15
Administrative status (as of June 2009)
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district Srednekolymsky District[1]
Town Srednekolymsk[1]
Administrative center of Srednekolymsky District,[1] Town of Srednekolymsk[1]
Municipal status (as of April 2012)
Municipal district Srednekolymsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Srednekolymsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Srednekolymsky Municipal District,[3] Srednekolymsk Urban Settlement[2]
Mayor Yury Yudin
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 3,525 inhabitants[4]
Time zone MAGT (UTC+11:00)[5]
Founded 1644[1]
Town status since 1775
Previous names Srednekolymsk,
Yarmanka (until 1775)
Postal code(s)[6] 678790, 678799
Dialing code(s) +7 41156
Srednekolymsk on Wikimedia Commons
Srednekolymsk population
2010 Census 3,525[4]
2002 Census 3,587[7]
1989 Census 4,489[8]
1979 Census 3,309[9]

Srednekolymsk (Russian: Среднеколы́мск; Yakut: Орто Халыма, Orto Xalıma, IPA: [oɾto xalɯma]) is a town and the administrative center of Srednekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kolyma River, 1,485 kilometers (923 mi) northeast of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,525.[4]

History

When the Russians arrived in the 1640s, they built three forts on the Kolyma: Nizhnekolymsk, Srednekolymsk, and Verkhnekolymsk (i.e., lower, middle, and upper Kolymsk). They were about three days sled journey apart. Nizhnekolymsk was on the delta near the route to Anadyrsk. Srednekolymsk was at the head of navigation by seagoing koches, in forested country for good fur trapping and on the overland route to the Indigirka River. Verkhnekolymsk was smaller and upriver. The first fort (ostrog) was founded in 1644[1] by Mikhail Stadukhin. Some say that this was Nizhnekolymsk, but Fisher[10] thinks that the original fort was Srednekolymsk and that the main Russian center was moved to Nizhnekolymsk by 1655 when the Anadyrsk route became important.

At some point the name was changed to Yarmanka, from the Russian word for "fair", referring to the annual gatherings of indigenous inhabitants of the area here in spring. The settlement grew over the next century, and was granted town status and its present name in 1775. In Imperial times, it was a destination for political exiles.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Srendekolymsk serves as the administrative center of Srednekolymsky District.[1] As an inhabited locality, Srednekolymsk is classified as a town under district jurisdiction.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality (the selo of Lobuya), incorporated within Srednekolymsky District as the Town of Srednekolymsk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Srednekolymsk is incorporated within Srednekolymsky Municipal District as Srednekolymsk Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy and infrastructure

The town is largely reliant on farming of reindeer, hunting for pelts, and fishing.

Transportation

The town is served by the Srednekolymsk Airport (IATA: SEK). In the summer, river transport takes place, and in the winter, land transport can be performed on the ice.

Climate

Srednekolymsk has a dry subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc/Dfd) with mild, sometimes hot, even very hot, but short summers and extremely brutal winters with almost no snowfall. The winter lasts from October until May and temperatures rise rapidly enough for Siberian larch trees to be able to grow during the fleeting summer, before falling rapidly again in August and September. Temperatures often do not exceed 0 °C (32 °F) between late September and early May.

Climate data for Srednekolymsk
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −5.8
(21.6)
−14
(7)
2.3
(36.1)
12.2
(54)
28.4
(83.1)
33.5
(92.3)
36.0
(96.8)
38.0
(100.4)
24.9
(76.8)
12.7
(54.9)
−1.2
(29.8)
−8
(18)
38.0
(100.4)
Average high °C (°F) −34.4
(−29.9)
−30.9
(−23.6)
−20.5
(−4.9)
−8.2
(17.2)
4.3
(39.7)
16.4
(61.5)
18.9
(66)
14.8
(58.6)
7.1
(44.8)
−7.9
(17.8)
−23.8
(−10.8)
−31.7
(−25.1)
−8
(18)
Daily mean °C (°F) −37.9
(−36.2)
−34.8
(−30.6)
−26.7
(−16.1)
−15.3
(4.5)
−1.1
(30)
11.2
(52.2)
13.9
(57)
10.1
(50.2)
3.2
(37.8)
−11.1
(12)
−27.2
(−17)
−35.1
(−31.2)
−12.6
(9.3)
Average low °C (°F) −41.4
(−42.5)
−38.7
(−37.7)
−32.9
(−27.2)
−22.4
(−8.3)
−6.4
(20.5)
5.9
(42.6)
8.8
(47.8)
5.4
(41.7)
−0.8
(30.6)
−14.3
(6.3)
−30.5
(−22.9)
−38.5
(−37.3)
−17.1
(1.2)
Record low °C (°F) −59
(−74)
−60
(−76)
−54
(−65)
−51
(−60)
−30
(−22)
−11
(12)
−2
(28)
−6
(21)
−13
(9)
−36
(−33)
−49
(−56)
−58
(−72)
−60
(−76)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13
(0.51)
9
(0.35)
7
(0.28)
6
(0.24)
8
(0.31)
25
(0.98)
32
(1.26)
27
(1.06)
17
(0.67)
16
(0.63)
15
(0.59)
13
(0.51)
188
(7.39)
Source: Worldwide Bioclimatic Classification System[11]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #173-Z #353-III
  3. Law #172-Z #351-III
  4. 1 2 3 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.
  5. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. "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.)". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года (All-Union Population Census of 1979) (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1979. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  10. Raymond H. Fisher. The Voyage of Semon Dezhnev, 1981
  11. "RUS YAKUTSKAYA - SREDNE-KOLYMSK". Centro de Investigaciones Fitosociológicas. Retrieved November 19, 2011.

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