Chokurdakh
| Chokurdakh (English) Чокурдах (Russian) Чокуурдаах (Sakha) | |
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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 | Allaikhovsky District |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 2,367 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | SRET (UTC+11:00)[2] |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1981 |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 678800 |
Chokurdakh (Russian: Чокурда́х, Sakha: Чокуурдаах) is an urban locality (a settlement) and the administrative centre of Allaikhovsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia. Population: 2,367 (2010 Census);[1] 2,591 (2002 Census);[4] 3,845 (1989 Census).[5]
Geography
The settlement lies on the left bank of the Indigirka River, below its confluence with its tributary the Allaikha.
History
Chokurdakh was founded in 1936 as the new administrative centre of the Allaikhovsky District, which had been created in 1931. It served as a river port on the Indigirka, connecting to sea traffic using the Northern Sea Route.
Economy and infrastructure
Chokurdakh is not connected with the outside world by any year-round roads. A winter road follows the Indigirka upstream when it is frozen, travelling partly along the river ice, leading to Ust-Nera via Belaya Gora and Khonuu.
The settlement is served by the Chokurdakh Airport, one of the most northerly airports in Russia and only usable for around 3 months each year.
Climate
Chokurdakh has an extreme subarctic climate, bordering on a polar climate. Temperatures have never risen above zero from November through to March.
| Climate data for Chokurdakh | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−11.1 (12) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
22.8 (73) |
30.0 (86) |
31.6 (88.9) |
29.3 (84.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
6.1 (43) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−6 (21) |
31.6 (88.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −30.4 (−22.7) |
−29.3 (−20.7) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−28.1 (−18.6) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −33.9 (−29) |
−32.7 (−26.9) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−24.6 (−12.3) |
−31.6 (−24.9) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −37.1 (−34.8) |
−35.9 (−32.6) |
−31.2 (−24.2) |
−22.9 (−9.2) |
−8.9 (16) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−1 (30) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−27.9 (−18.2) |
−35 (−31) |
−16 (3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −54.4 (−65.9) |
−50.3 (−58.5) |
−48.2 (−54.8) |
−42.6 (−44.7) |
−30 (−22) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−35.1 (−31.2) |
−46.9 (−52.4) |
−49.8 (−57.6) |
−54.4 (−65.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.39) |
10 (0.39) |
9 (0.35) |
7 (0.28) |
11 (0.43) |
24 (0.94) |
28 (1.1) |
30 (1.18) |
23 (0.91) |
20 (0.79) |
17 (0.67) |
14 (0.55) |
203 (7.98) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 210 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 0 | 56 | 186 | 300 | 279 | 300 | 279 | 155 | 90 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1,707 |
| Source #1: pogoda.ru.net[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: World Climate Guide - Chokurdakh[7] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 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 #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ ПОГОДА в Чокурдахе
- ↑ World Climate Guide - Chokurdakh