Tilichiki

Tilichiki (English)
Тиличики (Russian)
-  Rural locality[1]  -
Selo[1]
Tilichiki
Location of Tilichiki in Kamchatka Krai
Coordinates: 60°26′00″N 166°02′55″E / 60.43333°N 166.04861°E / 60.43333; 166.04861Coordinates: 60°26′00″N 166°02′55″E / 60.43333°N 166.04861°E / 60.43333; 166.04861
Administrative status (as of March 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kamchatka Krai
Administrative district Olyutorsky District[1]
Administrative center of Olyutorsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of June 2007)
Municipal district Olyutorsky Municipal District[2]
Rural settlement Tilichiki Rural Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Tilichiki Rural Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 1,744 inhabitants[3]
Time zone PETT (UTC+12:00)[4]
Founded 1898
Dialing code(s) +7 41544

Tilichiki (Russian: Тили́чики) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Olyutorsky District of Koryak Okrug of Kamchatka Krai, Russia.[1] It is located on the Korfa Bay of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

History

Tilichiki was established in 1898, and in 1930 it became the administrative center of the district. In April 2006, it was struck by a series of earthquakes which caused substantial damage. The first quake occurred on April 21 and had a magnitude of 7.6. The epicenter was nearly 90 kilometers (56 mi) to the northeast at a depth of 22 kilometers (14 mi) under mostly unpopulated areas. This was followed by several aftershocks, and on April 29 a further earth tremor with a magnitude of 6.6 was recorded. This was the strongest earthquake in the region for over a hundred years, and although there were no fatalities, three of the smaller localities were completely destroyed.[5]

Tilichiki was re-built after the quake, as it is the most important populated place for more than 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) of coast between Anadyr in the north and Ust-Kamchatsk in the south.

Geography and climate

Tilichiki lies in the northeast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, on the shores of the Skrytaya Harbor, separated by a narrow spit from the northern part of the Korfa Bay in the Bering Sea.

In 1995, a large natural reserve of some 300,000 hectares (740,000 acres) was created.

Korf and Tilichiki have a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) though owing to their maritime location the winters are not so severe as at the same latitude in interior Siberia—for instance the mean temperature of the coldest month is less severe than in Olyokminsk at the same latitude near the Pole of Cold. Precipitation also shows the pronounced maritime influence, with annual averages being typical of Kamchatka and around three or four times those of interior Siberia at the same latitude. The heavier snow cover and milder winter temperatures mean that in spite of the mean temperature of the warmest month not reaching beyond +12.5 °C (54.5 °F), permafrost is only discontinuous. Strong winds, however, limit tree growth severely.

Climate data for Korf/Tilichiki (1979-1994)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.1
(43)
7.2
(45)
7.2
(45)
10.0
(50)
17.2
(63)
28.9
(84)
28.9
(84)
25.0
(77)
21.1
(70)
12.2
(54)
10.0
(50)
7.2
(45)
28.9
(84)
Average high °C (°F) −9.4
(15.1)
−12.2
(10)
−8.9
(16)
−3.3
(26.1)
3.9
(39)
10.6
(51.1)
15.6
(60.1)
15.6
(60.1)
10.6
(51.1)
1.1
(34)
−6.1
(21)
−10.6
(12.9)
0.6
(33.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −13.1
(8.4)
−15.3
(4.5)
−12.5
(9.5)
−7
(19)
0.8
(33.4)
7.5
(45.5)
12.5
(54.5)
12.2
(54)
7.2
(45)
−1.9
(28.6)
−9.5
(14.9)
−14.2
(6.4)
−2.8
(27)
Average low °C (°F) −16.7
(1.9)
−18.3
(−0.9)
−16.1
(3)
−10.6
(12.9)
−2.2
(28)
4.4
(39.9)
9.4
(48.9)
8.9
(48)
3.9
(39)
−5
(23)
−12.8
(9)
−17.8
(0)
−6.1
(21)
Record low °C (°F) −42.2
(−44)
−43.9
(−47)
−37.8
(−36)
−30
(−22)
−17.8
(0)
−2.8
(27)
2.2
(36)
0.0
(32)
−5
(23)
−18.9
(−2)
−31.1
(−24)
−37.8
(−36)
−43.9
(−47)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 59.7
(2.35)
37.1
(1.461)
52.3
(2.059)
62.0
(2.441)
71.6
(2.819)
56.4
(2.22)
100.4
(3.953)
105.9
(4.169)
79.3
(3.122)
75.4
(2.969)
84.1
(3.311)
92.0
(3.622)
876.2
(34.496)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.7 5.5 4.8 4.5 5.2 5.2 8.8 10.0 7.5 7.5 7.1 6.4 79.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 58.9 104.5 186.0 219.0 210.8 216.0 189.1 176.7 150.0 117.8 66.0 27.9 1,722.7
Source #1: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial [6]
Source #2: allmetsat.com (sunshine only)[7]

Economy and infrastructure

Industries include fishing and potato and vegetable farming, sometimes in greenhouses.

Transportation

The Tilichiki Airport is located to the south of Tilichiki, and it is also connected by ferry service to the port of Korf.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #46, Article 5.6
  2. 1 2 3 Law #339-oz, Article 1
  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.
  4. 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.).
  5. United States Geological Survey. Earthquake details
  6. "RUSSIA - KORF/TILICHIKI" (PDF). Centro de Investigaciones Fitosociológicas. May 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-01. Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  7. "Korf, Russia" (PDF). allmetsat.com. October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-01. Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)

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