Krasnoarmeysky, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Krasnoarmeysky (English)
Красноармейский (Russian)
-  Inhabited locality[1]  -
Urban-type settlement[1]
(abolished)

Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia
Krasnoarmeysky
Location of Krasnoarmeysky in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 69°35′00″N 172°00′00″E / 69.58333°N 172.00000°ECoordinates: 69°35′00″N 172°00′00″E / 69.58333°N 172.00000°E
Administrative status (as of October 2009)
Country Russia
Federal subject Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[2]
Administrative district Chaunsky District[2]
Statistics
Population (2002 Census) 0 inhabitants[2]
Time zone PETT (UTC+12:00)[3]
Abolished 1998[4]
Postal code(s)[5] 686631

Krasnoarmeysky (Russian: Красноармейский, literally Red Army) is an inhabited locality (an urban-type settlement) in Chaunsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 0 (2002 Census);[2] 2,299(1989 Census)[6]

History

The settlement was founded in March 1940 on the banks of the Pyrkanayvaam River, 100 km from Pevek[7] to house the miners and administrative workers from the Pyrkakay (Russian: Пыркакай) tin mine, with the name being changed to Krasnoarmeysky In January 1942 to honour the victories of the Red Army.[8] It was given settlement status in 1953, but was determined to no longer be economically viable in 1998.[9] As of 2009, Krasnoarmeysky is included in the list of settlements currently in the process of being liquidated.[1]

Population

The mines were declared unprofitable and that there was no possibility of developing any other form of economy in 1999 and the settlement was closed along with a number of others in Chukotka.[4] The Russian government guaranteed funds to transport non-working pensioners and the unemployed in liquidated settlements including Krasnoarmeysky from Chukotka to other parts of Russia.[4] The Ministry of Railways was obliged to lease containers for the transportation of the migrants' goods to the Chukotkan administration and ensure that they were delivered to the various settlements.[4] The population table below shows the impact on the settlement as a result of the closure of the mines.

Demographic Evolution
1959 1970 1979 1989 2002
1156 1583[10] 2324[11] 2290[12] 0[13]

Climate

Krasnoarmeysky has a Tundra climate (ET)[14] because the warmest month has an average temperature between 0 °C (32 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F).

Climate data for Krasnoarmeysky
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −2
(28)
−0.8
(30.6)
0
(32)
28.1
(82.6)
18.1
(64.6)
28.1
(82.6)
29.8
(85.6)
24.7
(76.5)
18
(64)
16
(61)
9
(48)
9
(48)
29.8
(85.6)
Average high °C (°F) −15.9
(3.4)
−17.6
(0.3)
−16.1
(3)
−10.7
(12.7)
0
(32)
9.3
(48.7)
11.3
(52.3)
8
(46)
1.6
(34.9)
−7.4
(18.7)
−14.1
(6.6)
−17
(1)
−4.3
(24.3)
Average low °C (°F) −20.4
(−4.7)
−23.3
(−9.9)
−22.3
(−8.1)
−17.1
(1.2)
−4.5
(23.9)
3.6
(38.5)
5.7
(42.3)
2.8
(37)
−1.9
(28.6)
−10.5
(13.1)
−17.5
(0.5)
−20
(−4)
−10.5
(13.1)
Record low °C (°F) −45
(−49)
−46
(−51)
−42.3
(−44.1)
−36.7
(−34.1)
−26
(−15)
−6
(21)
−2.2
(28)
−6.8
(19.8)
−19.3
(−2.7)
−42
(−44)
−41
(−42)
−43
(−45)
−46
(−51)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 36
(1.42)
6
(0.24)
6
(0.24)
3
(0.12)
3
(0.12)
6
(0.24)
21
(0.83)
12
(0.47)
12
(0.47)
6
(0.24)
9
(0.35)
12
(0.47)
132
(5.2)
Avg. snowy days 15 11 10 11 9 2 1 3 11 15 15 15 118
Source: [15]

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Law #33, Article 14.2
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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.
  3. 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.).
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Постановление Правительства РФ от 2 февраля 1998 г. N 128 О мерах социальной защиты населения ликвидируемых поселков золотодобытчиков в Чукотском автономном округe (Russian Federation Government resolution dated February 2, 1998 No. 128 on measures of social protection of the population of liquidating estates gold miners in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "Russian Federation Government resolution dated February 2, 1998 No. 128 on measures of social protection of the population of liquidating estates gold miners in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug).
  5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  6. 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.
  7. Красноармейский (Чукотский автономный округ) (Krasnoarmeysky (Chukotka Autonmous Okrug) - Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  8. V.V. Leontev and K.A. Novikova, Топонимический словарь северо-востока СССР (Toponymic Dictionary of the Northeastern USSR) (1989) Magadan. p.204
  9. Dead-cities.ru Entry on Krasnoarmeysky (Russian)
  10. Перепись населения СССР 1970 года 1970 census of the Soviet Union
  11. Перепись населения СССР 1979 года 1979 census of the Soviet Union
  12. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения РСФСР, ее территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу All-Union census, the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, in the federal districts, towns, rural settlements and regional centres with a population of more than 3,000.
  13. 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 2002 Russian Census
  14. McKnight and Hess, pp.235-7
  15. "Weather averages for Krasnoarmeysky from meoweather.com". meoweather.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012.

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