Olenyok (rural Locality)
Olenyok (Russian: Оленёк; Yakut: Өлөөн, Ölöön) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Olenyoksky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located north of the Arctic Circle. Population: 2,273 (2010 Census); 2,228 (2002 Census); 2,133 (1989 Soviet census).
Geography
The village is located by the Olenyok River, a few miles downstream from the confluence of the Arga-Sala, its largest tributary.
Transportation
Olenyok is served by the Olenyok Airport (IATA: ONK, ICAO: UERO).
Climate
Olenyok has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are extremely cold with average temperatures from −39.8 to −32.0 °C (−39.6 to −25.6 °F) in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from +10.3 to +20.4 °C (50.5 to 68.7 °F). A temperature of −62.9 °C (−81.2 °F) was recorded in January 1959. Precipitation is quite low, but is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year. Temperatures in summer sometimes reach +30 °C (86 °F) and the record high is +35.7 °C (96.3 °F), recorded in July 1936.
| Climate data for Olenyok | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
35.7 (96.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −31.6 (−24.9) |
−28.8 (−19.8) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−29.9 (−21.8) |
−6.3 (20.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −35.2 (−31.4) |
−32.6 (−26.7) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−26.9 (−16.4) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −39.0 (−38.2) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−26.5 (−15.7) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
−37.3 (−35.1) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −62.9 (−81.2) |
−59.6 (−75.3) |
−55.6 (−68.1) |
−46.4 (−51.5) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−43.5 (−46.3) |
−56.6 (−69.9) |
−61.8 (−79.2) |
−62.9 (−81.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.2 (0.48) |
11.1 (0.44) |
11.8 (0.46) |
14.3 (0.56) |
21.9 (0.86) |
36.5 (1.44) |
47.2 (1.86) |
44.9 (1.77) |
31.5 (1.24) |
24.6 (0.97) |
18.5 (0.73) |
12.2 (0.48) |
286.7 (11.29) |
| Average rainy days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Average snowy days | 23 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 178 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 74 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 3 | 67 | 188 | 272 | 284 | 284 | 334 | 216 | 100 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 1,828 |
| Source 1: pogoda.ru.net | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 471 | — |
| 1959 | 749 | +59.0% |
| 1970 | 1,310 | +74.9% |
| 1979 | 1,811 | +38.2% |
| 1989 | 2,133 | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 2,228 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2,273 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2,438 | +7.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
References
Notes
- ^ Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ^ 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.
- ^ Law #172-Z #351-III
- ^ Law #173-Z 353-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)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Топографска карта R-49 50; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Olenyok Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- ^ "Weather And Climate - Climate Olenyok" (in Russian). Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ "Climate Normals for Olenek". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
Sources
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Churapchinsky District. (in Russian)
- 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.).