Vilyuysk
Vilyuysk (Russian: Вилюйск, IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲʉjsk]; Yakut: Бүлүү, Bülüü) is a town and the administrative center of Vilyuysky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River (left tributary of the Lena), about 600 kilometers (370 mi) from Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,234.[8]
Vilyuysk
Вилюйск | |
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Town under district jurisdiction[1] | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Бүлүү |
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Location of Vilyuysk 
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  Vilyuysk Location of Vilyuysk  Vilyuysk Vilyuysk (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 63°45′N 121°38′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Vilyuysky District[1] |
| Town | Vilyuysk[1] |
| Founded | 1634[2][1] |
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2018)[3] | 11,095 |
| • Capital of | Vilyuysky District[1], Town of Vilyuysk[1] |
| • Municipal district | Vilyuysky Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Vilyuysk Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Vilyuysky Municipal District[5], Vilyuysk Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 678200, 678202, 678219, 678229 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 41132 |
| OKTMO ID | 98618101001 |
| Website | www |
| 2010 Census | 10,234[8] |
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| 2002 Census | 9,776[9] |
| 1989 Census | 8,988[10] |
| 1979 Census | 7,108[11] |
History
The first permanent settlement on the site of the present town was a Cossack winter settlement founded in 1634[2] as Tyukanskoye or Verkhnevilyuyskoye.
Members of the peasant rebellion led by Yemelyan Pugachev were exiled to the area in the 1770s, building the new town of Olensk in 1783. The town's name was derived from the Russian word "олень" (olen), meaning "stag", as still seen in the town's symbols. The town was renamed Vilyuysk after the river on which it stands in 1821.
Kate Marsden visited in 1891 on her mission to treat lepers in the region,[12] and returned in 1897 to establish a hospital.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vilyuysk serves as the administrative center of Vilyuysky District.[1] As an inhabited locality, Vilyuysk is classified as a town under district jurisdiction.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality (the selo of Sosnovka), incorporated within Vilyuysky District as the Town of Vilyuysk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Vilyuysk is incorporated within Vilyuysky Municipal District as Vilyuysk Urban Settlement.[4]
Transportation
The Vilyuysk Airport is located near the town.[13]
Climate
Vilyuysk has an extremely continental subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are extremely cold, with average temperatures from −39.3 to −32.2 °C (−38.7 to −26.0 °F) in January, while summers are warm, with average temperatures from +12.7 to +24.8 °C (54.9 to 76.6 °F) in July, instead being in the warmest summer region for such a northerly latitude, resulting from the absence of any maritime moderation. Precipitation is quite low, but is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.
| Climate data for Vilyuysk | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −32.2 (−26.0) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
0.7 (33.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−30.9 (−23.6) |
−3.1 (26.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −35.8 (−32.4) |
−30.4 (−22.7) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
−34.5 (−30.1) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −39.3 (−38.7) |
−35.0 (−31.0) |
−25.7 (−14.3) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−29.5 (−21.1) |
−38.0 (−36.4) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −60.9 (−77.6) |
−58.0 (−72.4) |
−50.0 (−58.0) |
−40.2 (−40.4) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−39.8 (−39.6) |
−52.7 (−62.9) |
−57.9 (−72.2) |
−60.9 (−77.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11 (0.4) |
9 (0.4) |
9 (0.4) |
12 (0.5) |
23 (0.9) |
39 (1.5) |
50 (2.0) |
39 (1.5) |
35 (1.4) |
25 (1.0) |
20 (0.8) |
13 (0.5) |
285 (11.3) |
| Average rainy days | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 0.1 | 0 | 75.2 |
| Average snowy days | 21 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 128 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 75 | 68 | 58 | 54 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 71 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 16 | 95 | 204 | 267 | 290 | 317 | 342 | 252 | 153 | 83 | 44 | 5 | 2,068 |
| Source 1: pogoda.ru.net[14] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[15] | |||||||||||||
Naming honors
The minor planet 2890 Vilyujsk, discovered in 1978 by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravlyova, is named after the town.[16]
References
Notes
- Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 71. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- Law #173-Z #353-III
- Law #172-Z #351-III
- "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- 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.
- 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).
- "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.
- "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.
- Marsden, On Sledge and Horseback to outcast Siberian lepers, 1892, p 116
- "Vilyuisk Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- "Weather And Climate - Climate Vilyuisk" (in Russian). Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- "Climate Normals for Viljujsk". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (5th ed.). New York: Springer Verlag. p. 237. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
Sources
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Vilyuysky District. (in Russian)
- Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №172-З №351-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1535-З №597-V от 27 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в статьи 1 и 2 Закона Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #172-Z No. 351-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1535-Z No. 597-V of November 27, 2015 On Amending Articles 1 and 2 of the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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