Suntar (rural locality)

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Suntar (English)
Сунтар (Russian)
Сунтаар (Sakha)
-  Rural locality[1]  -
Selo[1]

Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia
Suntar
Location of Suntar in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
Coordinates: 62°10′N 117°38′E / 62.167°N 117.633°E / 62.167; 117.633Coordinates: 62°10′N 117°38′E / 62.167°N 117.633°E / 62.167; 117.633
Administrative status (as of 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district Suntarsky District[1]
Administrative center of Suntarsky District[1]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 10,034 inhabitants[1]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+10:00)[2]

Suntar (Russian: Сунта́р; Sakha: Сунтаар) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Suntarsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River. Population: 10,034 (2010 Census);[1] 8,930 (2002 Census);[3] 6,707 (1989 Census).[4]

Transportation

It is served by the Suntar Airport.[5]

Climate

Suntar has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), with short, warm summers and long, bitterly cold winters. Precipitation is low but is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Suntar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 1.5
(34.7)		 2.1
(35.8)		 11.7
(53.1)		 19.7
(67.5)		 31.1
(88)		 35.5
(95.9)		 37.8
(100)		 34.2
(93.6)		 27.6
(81.7)		 19.5
(67.1)		 6.0
(42.8)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 37.8
(100)
Average high °C (°F) −28.4
(−19.1)		 −22.2
(−8)		 −9.3
(15.3)		 1.7
(35.1)		 12.2
(54)		 21.7
(71.1)		 24.8
(76.6)		 21.0
(69.8)		 11.7
(53.1)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 −18.6
(−1.5)		 −27.1
(−16.8)		 −1.17
(29.91)
Daily mean °C (°F) −33.1
(−27.6)		 −29.3
(−20.7)		 −18.5
(−1.3)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 6.1
(43)		 14.9
(58.8)		 18.0
(64.4)		 14.2
(57.6)		 5.6
(42.1)		 −6.1
(21)		 −23.6
(−10.5)		 −31.6
(−24.9)		 −7.39
(18.7)
Average low °C (°F) −38.0
(−36.4)		 −35.5
(−31.9)		 −27.2
(−17)		 −13.1
(8.4)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 7.6
(45.7)		 10.7
(51.3)		 7.4
(45.3)		 0.4
(32.7)		 −10.3
(13.5)		 −28.5
(−19.3)		 −36.4
(−33.5)		 −13.62
(7.49)
Record low °C (°F) −60.2
(−76.4)		 −59.4
(−74.9)		 −51.8
(−61.2)		 −41.4
(−42.5)		 −19.7
(−3.5)		 −5.5
(22.1)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 −6.5
(20.3)		 −17.8
(0)		 −41.0
(−41.8)		 −53.8
(−64.8)		 −58.7
(−73.7)		 −60.2
(−76.4)
Precipitation mm (inches) 13.7
(0.539)		 8.7
(0.343)		 7.7
(0.303)		 10.3
(0.406)		 24.6
(0.969)		 36.9
(1.453)		 47.1
(1.854)		 45.4
(1.787)		 29.4
(1.157)		 21.4
(0.843)		 19.2
(0.756)		 15.8
(0.622)		 280.2
(11.032)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 19.4 16.7 11.6 10.4 9.2 9.3 8.4 10.0 13.0 19.5 21.8 19.3 168.6
% humidity 82.5 80.6 73.1 63.7 59.0 66.7 71.9 77.7 77.0 81.8 85.2 82.2 75.12
Mean monthly sunshine hours 35.7 119.0 224.8 255.0 272.8 315.0 319.3 246.5 153.0 93.0 55.5 14.0 2,103.6
Source: climatebase.ru[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "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. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012. 
  2. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
  3. ↑ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012. 
  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). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Suntar Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 19, 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Suntar, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 22, 2013. 
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