Vanavara (rural locality)

For other uses, see Vanavara.
Vanavara (English)
Ванавара (Russian)
-  Rural locality[1]  -
Selo[1]

Location of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia
Vanavara
Location of Vanavara in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 60°20′N 102°16′E / 60.333°N 102.267°E / 60.333; 102.267Coordinates: 60°20′N 102°16′E / 60.333°N 102.267°E / 60.333; 102.267
Administrative status (as of 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Krasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Administratively subordinated to Evenkiysky District[1]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 3,153 inhabitants[1]
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)[2]

Vanavara (Russian: Ванавара) is a rural locality (a selo) in Evenkiysky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Podkamennaya Tunguska River at the mouth of the local Vanavarki River. Population: 3,153 (2010 Census);[1] 3,313 (2002 Census);[3] 5,697 (1989 Census).[4]

Vanavara is notable for being the nearest populated place to the site of the 1908 Tunguska event.

History

The locality as it exists today was founded in 1932 as a base for herders, hunters, and fishermen, as well as a location for a weather station.[5]

A plane crash occurred nearby on September 26, 1994, when a plane flying from Krasnoyarsk to Tura attempted an emergency landing due to bad weather. All twenty-four passengers and four crew died in the crash.[6]

On December 10, 2010, an explosion occurred in a boiler in the heating plant in Vanavara. A fireman was killed in the incident and heating was cut off for 720 houses, forcing the evacuation of many children to Krasnoyarsk.[7] Heating has since been fully restored.[8]

Transportation

The locality is served by Vanavara Airport.[9]

Climate

Vanavara has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are severely cold with average temperatures from −34.5 to −22.7 °C (−30.1 to −8.9 °F) in January, while summers are warm with average temperatures from +10.2 to +24.9 °C (50.4 to 76.8 °F). Precipitation is moderate and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Vanavara
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3)		 5.3
(41.5)		 13.8
(56.8)		 20.7
(69.3)		 33.9
(93)		 35.2
(95.4)		 35.7
(96.3)		 34.8
(94.6)		 29.6
(85.3)		 19.2
(66.6)		 6.9
(44.4)		 1.7
(35.1)		 35.7
(96.3)
Average high °C (°F) −22.7
(−8.9)		 −15.8
(3.6)		 −4.9
(23.2)		 3.6
(38.5)		 13.1
(55.6)		 21.6
(70.9)		 24.9
(76.8)		 20.9
(69.6)		 11.7
(53.1)		 0.5
(32.9)		 −12.8
(9)		 −21.6
(−6.9)		 1.54
(34.78)
Daily mean °C (°F) −28.4
(−19.1)		 −24.2
(−11.6)		 −13.8
(7.2)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 6.3
(43.3)		 14.4
(57.9)		 17.8
(64)		 13.8
(56.8)		 5.6
(42.1)		 −3.9
(25)		 −18.3
(−0.9)		 −27.1
(−16.8)		 −5.1
(22.82)
Average low °C (°F) −34.5
(−30.1)		 −31.7
(−25.1)		 −22.9
(−9.2)		 −10.9
(12.4)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 7.0
(44.6)		 10.2
(50.4)		 6.9
(44.4)		 0.3
(32.5)		 −8.2
(17.2)		 −23.8
(−10.8)		 −32.7
(−26.9)		 −11.72
(10.89)
Record low °C (°F) −61.0
(−77.8)		 −57.7
(−71.9)		 −50.3
(−58.5)		 −39.0
(−38.2)		 −26.4
(−15.5)		 −6.2
(20.8)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 −5.9
(21.4)		 −16.2
(2.8)		 −39.2
(−38.6)		 −54.5
(−66.1)		 −58.2
(−72.8)		 −61
(−77.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21
(0.83)		 15
(0.59)		 15
(0.59)		 28
(1.1)		 35
(1.38)		 56
(2.2)		 55
(2.17)		 54
(2.13)		 42
(1.65)		 42
(1.65)		 33
(1.3)		 24
(0.94)		 420
(16.53)
Average rainy days 0 0 1 8 17 17 15 16 16 10 1 0.1 101.1
Average snowy days 25 21 17 10 2 0.2 0 0 1 14 24 25 139.2
Average relative humidity (%) 77 74 66 60 57 62 66 73 75 78 79 78 70.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 54 119 186 226 245 288 295 216 142 86 62 27 1,946
Source #1: pogoda.ru.net[10]
Source #2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. ↑ 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.).
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Aerological station Vanavara" (in Russian). Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Disaster Yak-40" (in Russian). Accidents, incidents and crashes in the Soviet Union and Russia. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  7. ↑ Белькович, Светлана (December 10, 2010). Котельная взорвалась в посёлке в Красноярском крае, погиб кочегар. РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  8. ↑ Теплоснабжение полностью восстановлено в красноярском посёлке Ванавара. РИА Новости (in Russian). January 16, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Vanavara Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Weather And Climate - Climate Vanavara" (in Russian). Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Climate Normals for Vanavara". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
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