Vilyuysk

For other uses of "Vilyuysk", see Vilyuysk (disambiguation).
Vilyuysk (English)
Вилюйск (Russian)
Бүлүү (Yakut)
-  Town[1]  -
Town under district jurisdiction[1]

Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia
Vilyuysk
Location of Vilyuysk in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
Coordinates: 63°45′N 121°38′E / 63.750°N 121.633°E / 63.750; 121.633Coordinates: 63°45′N 121°38′E / 63.750°N 121.633°E / 63.750; 121.633
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of June 2009)
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district Vilyuysky District[1]
Town Vilyuysk[1]
Administrative center of Vilyuysky District,[1] Town of Vilyuysk[1]
Municipal status (as of April 2012)
Municipal district Vilyuysky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Vilyuysk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Vilyuysky Municipal District,[3] Vilyuysk Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 10,234 inhabitants[4]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[5]
Founded 1634[6][1]
Previous names Tyukanskoye/Verkhnevilyuyskoye,
Olensk (until 1821)
Postal code(s)[7] 678200, 678202, 678219, 678229
Dialing code(s) +7 41132
Official website
Vilyuysk on Wikimedia Commons
Vilyuysk population
2010 Census 10,234[4]
2002 Census 9,776[8]
1989 Census 8,988[9]
1979 Census 7,108[10]

Vilyuysk (Russian: Вилюйск; IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲʉjsk]; Yakut: Бүлүү, Bülüü) is a town and the administrative center of Vilyuysky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River (left tributary of the Lena), about 600 kilometers (370 mi) from Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,234.[4]

History

The first permanent settlement on the site of the present town was a Cossack winter settlement founded in 1634[6] as Tyukanskoye or Verkhnevilyuyskoye.

Members of the peasant rebellion led by Yemelyan Pugachev were exiled to the area in the 1770s, building the new town of Olensk in 1783. The town's name was derived from the Russian word "олень" (olen), meaning "stag", as still seen in the town's symbols. The town was renamed Vilyuysk after the river on which it stands in 1821.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vilyuysk serves as the administrative center of Vilyuysky District.[1] As an inhabited locality, Vilyuysk is classified as a town under district jurisdiction.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality (the selo of Sosnovka), incorporated within Vilyuysky District as the Town of Vilyuysk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Vilyuysk is incorporated within Vilyuysky Municipal District as Vilyuysk Urban Settlement.[2]

Transportation

The Vilyuysk Airport is located near the town.[11]

Climate

Vilyuysk has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are extremely cold, with average temperatures from −39.3 to −32.2 °C (−38.7 to −26.0 °F) in January, while summers are warm, with average temperatures from +12.7 to +24.8 °C (54.9 to 76.6 °F) in July. Precipitation is quite low, but is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Vilyuysk
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 10.1
(50.2)		 18.6
(65.5)		 30.3
(86.5)		 36.1
(97)		 37.4
(99.3)		 36.0
(96.8)		 27.7
(81.9)		 18.0
(64.4)		 3.3
(37.9)		 −2.1
(28.2)		 37.4
(99.3)
Average high °C (°F) −32.2
(−26)		 −25.4
(−13.7)		 −11.7
(10.9)		 0.8
(33.4)		 11.4
(52.5)		 21.5
(70.7)		 24.8
(76.6)		 20.4
(68.7)		 10.3
(50.5)		 −3.8
(25.2)		 −22.0
(−7.6)		 −31.0
(−23.8)		 −3.08
(26.45)
Daily mean °C (°F) −35.8
(−32.4)		 −30.4
(−22.7)		 −18.9
(−2)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 5.8
(42.4)		 15.4
(59.7)		 18.7
(65.7)		 14.4
(57.9)		 5.5
(41.9)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 −25.8
(−14.4)		 −34.5
(−30.1)		 −8.22
(17.2)
Average low °C (°F) −39.3
(−38.7)		 −35.0
(−31)		 −25.7
(−14.3)		 −12.4
(9.7)		 0.0
(32)		 9.2
(48.6)		 12.7
(54.9)		 8.6
(47.5)		 1.2
(34.2)		 −11.2
(11.8)		 −29.5
(−21.1)		 −38.0
(−36.4)		 −13.28
(8.1)
Record low °C (°F) −60.9
(−77.6)		 −58.0
(−72.4)		 −50.0
(−58)		 −40.2
(−40.4)		 −23.0
(−9.4)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 0.0
(32)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 −15.4
(4.3)		 −39.8
(−39.6)		 −52.7
(−62.9)		 −57.9
(−72.2)		 −60.9
(−77.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11
(0.43)		 9
(0.35)		 9
(0.35)		 12
(0.47)		 23
(0.91)		 39
(1.54)		 50
(1.97)		 39
(1.54)		 35
(1.38)		 25
(0.98)		 20
(0.79)		 13
(0.51)		 285
(11.22)
Average rainy days 0 0 0.1 4 11 14 13 13 15 5 0.1 0 75.2
Average snowy days 21 18 15 8 3 0 0 0 2 20 21 20 128
Average relative humidity (%) 74 75 68 58 54 55 60 66 71 77 77 75 67.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours 16 95 204 267 290 317 342 252 153 83 44 5 2,068
Source #1: pogoda.ru.net[12]
Source #2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[13]

Naming honors

The minor planet 2890 Vilyujsk, discovered in 1978 by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravlyova, is named after the town.[14]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #173-Z #353-III
  3. ↑ Law #172-Z #351-III
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. 1 2 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 71. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  7. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России. (All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia.)". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года (All-Union Population Census of 1979) (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1979. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  11. ↑ "Vilyuisk Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Weather And Climate - Climate Vilyuisk" (in Russian). Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Climate Normals for Viljujsk". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  14. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (5th ed.). New York: Springer Verlag. p. 237. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

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