Amga (rural locality)

For other uses, see Amga.
Amga (English)
Амга (Russian)
Амма (Sakha)
-  Rural locality[1]  -
Selo[1]

Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia
Amga
Location of Amga in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
Coordinates: 60°53′50″N 131°58′50″E / 60.89722°N 131.98056°E / 60.89722; 131.98056Coordinates: 60°53′50″N 131°58′50″E / 60.89722°N 131.98056°E / 60.89722; 131.98056
Administrative status (as of 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district Amginsky District[1]
Rural okrug Amginsky Rural Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Amginsky District,[2] Amginsky Rural Okrug[2]
Municipal status (as of April 2012)
Municipal district Amginsky Municipal District[3]
Rural settlement Amginsky Rural Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Amginsky Municipal District,[3] Amginsky Rural Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 6,533 inhabitants[1]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[4]
Founded 1652
Postal code(s)[5] 678600
Dialing code(s) +7 41142

Amga (Russian: Амга́; Yakut: Амма) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Amginsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia,[2] located on the Amga River. It also the only inhabited locality and the administrative center of Amginsky Rural Okrug within Amginsky District.[2] Population: 6,533 (2010 Census);[1] 6,359 (2002 Census);[6] 5,191 (1989 Census).[7]

Etymology

The name Amga is derived from an Evenk word meaning gorge or ravine.

History

It was first founded by the Cossacks in 1652 as the ostrog (fortress) of Amga-Sloboda (Амга-Слобода). The first church was built in 1680, but it burned down later and was subsequently rebuilt a number of times. Agriculture has been conducted in the area since 1695; it was the first place in Yakutia used for growing crops.

Amga was a place of political exile in the Russian Empire, with the most famous exile being Vladimir Korolenko, who was exiled here for six years in 1879.

It was also the site for fighting during the Russian Civil War.

Somewhere in the area was the old river crossing of Amginsk.[8] From about 1750 to 1850, a horse track led northwest to Yakutsk. Across the river, one route led south to Uda Bay and the other went southeast to Ust-Maya and from there south to Ayan. From perhaps 1662, there were a few Russian peasants in the area, but agriculture was usually unsuccessful. In 1737, Stepan Krasheninnikov noted that they had abandoned agriculture and were distinguishable from their Yakut neighbors only in religion.

Climate

Climate data for Amga
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −10.0
(14)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 12.0
(53.6)		 17.6
(63.7)		 32.0
(89.6)		 35.2
(95.4)		 38.2
(100.8)		 35.0
(95)		 31.1
(88)		 16.0
(60.8)		 2.0
(35.6)		 −2.8
(27)		 38.2
(100.8)
Average high °C (°F) −35.6
(−32.1)		 −30.6
(−23.1)		 −13.3
(8.1)		 1.4
(34.5)		 13.1
(55.6)		 22.3
(72.1)		 25.0
(77)		 21.6
(70.9)		 11.6
(52.9)		 −4.1
(24.6)		 −23.6
(−10.5)		 −34.0
(−29.2)		 −1.9
(28.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −39.4
(−38.9)		 −36.2
(−33.2)		 −22.7
(−8.9)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 7.0
(44.6)		 15.4
(59.7)		 18.2
(64.8)		 14.5
(58.1)		 5.4
(41.7)		 −9.0
(15.8)		 −28.2
(−18.8)		 −37.9
(−36.2)		 −8.1
(17.4)
Average low °C (°F) −44.5
(−48.1)		 −42.9
(−45.2)		 −33.0
(−27.4)		 −15.9
(3.4)		 −1.1
(30)		 6.4
(43.5)		 9.6
(49.3)		 6.4
(43.5)		 −1.4
(29.5)		 −15.4
(4.3)		 −34.2
(−29.6)		 −43.0
(−45.4)		 −15.8
(3.6)
Record low °C (°F) −60.0
(−76)		 −60.0
(−76)		 −52.2
(−62)		 −42.2
(−44)		 −15.0
(5)		 −5.7
(21.7)		 −6.0
(21.2)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 −18.4
(−1.1)		 −42.6
(−44.7)		 −57.2
(−71)		 −58.9
(−74)		 −60.0
(−76)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8.7
(0.343)		 8.8
(0.346)		 19.2
(0.756)		 15.4
(0.606)		 38.9
(1.531)		 45.7
(1.799)		 54.1
(2.13)		 51.4
(2.024)		 42.9
(1.689)		 42.3
(1.665)		 16.9
(0.665)		 8.8
(0.346)		 353.1
(13.902)
Average precipitation days 17.1 14.1 10.5 7.4 10.0 8.5 8.0 9.0 11.5 18.6 21.3 16.7 152.7
Source: [9]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. 1 2 3 4 Law #173-Z 353-III
  4. ↑ 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.).
  5. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ James R Gibson,"Feeding the Russian Fur Trade",1969
  9. ↑ "Weather Averages for Amga (1948-2011)". climatebase.ru. Retrieved 18 December 2014.

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