Ust-Maya
| Ust-Maya (English) Усть-Мая (Russian) | |
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- Urban-type settlement[1] - Settlement[citation needed] | |
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_Republic_(2008-03).svg.png) Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia | |
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| Administrative status (as of 2010) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Ust-Maysky District[citation needed] |
| Administrative center of | Ust-Maysky District[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 2,923 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+10:00)[2] |
Ust-Maya (Russian: Усть-Мая) is an urban locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Ust-Maysky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the north bank of the Aldan River opposite the mouth of the Maya River, southeast of Yakutsk. Population: 2,923 (2010 Census);[1] 3,165 (2002 Census);[3] 3,514 (1989 Census).[4]
History
Ust-Maya was founded in 1930 as a base for gold mining activities on the Allakh-Yun and Yudoma rivers to the east. It was made the administrative centre of the newly created Ust-Maysky District in 1931.
During World War II, an airfield was built here for the Alaska-Siberian (ALSIB) air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.[5]
In 1957 Ust-Maya received urban-type settlement status, however the district administration was moved to the settlement of Solnechny in 1972, remaining there until it returned to Ust-Maya in 1992.
Transportation
There are no year-round roads connecting to the town, however winter roads connect to Eldikan and Amga.
The Ust-Maya Airport (IATA: UMS) is located in the village of Petropavlovsk, 8 km to the south-east.
Climate
Ust-Maya has an extreme subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfd). Winters are extremely cold with average temperatures from −43.0 to −35.3 °C (−45.4 to −31.5 °F) in January, while summers are warm with average temperatures from +12.1 to +25.4 °C (53.8 to 77.7 °F). Precipitation is quite low and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.
| Climate data for Ust-Maya | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
8.9 (48) |
17.8 (64) |
29.7 (85.5) |
35.3 (95.5) |
36.3 (97.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
36.3 (97.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −35.3 (−31.5) |
−27 (−17) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−34.6 (−30.3) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −39.6 (−39.3) |
−33.9 (−29) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−7.2 (19) |
−26.8 (−16.2) |
−38.6 (−37.5) |
−8.9 (16) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −43 (−45) |
−39.5 (−39.1) |
−28.4 (−19.1) |
−11 (12) |
1.4 (34.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−11 (12) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
−41.7 (−43.1) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −60.2 (−76.4) |
−60 (−76) |
−54.1 (−65.4) |
−38.7 (−37.7) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−7.2 (19) |
−17 (1) |
−38.3 (−36.9) |
−54.4 (−65.9) |
−59.4 (−74.9) |
−60.2 (−76.4) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 11 (0.43) |
8 (0.31) |
7 (0.28) |
12 (0.47) |
28 (1.1) |
39 (1.54) |
50 (1.97) |
51 (2.01) |
40 (1.57) |
25 (0.98) |
20 (0.79) |
12 (0.47) |
303 (11.93) |
| Avg. rainy days | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 76 |
| Avg. snowy days | 23 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 128 |
| % humidity | 77 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 73 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 40 | 124 | 229 | 256 | 283 | 313 | 320 | 245 | 153 | 95 | 75 | 21 | 2,154 |
| Source #1: pogoda.ru.net[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[7] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "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.
- ↑ 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.).
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Lebedev, Igor Aviation Lend-Lease to Russia Nova Publishers (1997) pp.44-49
- ↑ "Weather And Climate - Climate Ust-May" (in Russian). Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Climate Normals for Ust-Maja". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 20, 2013.