Khonuu

Khonuu (English)
Хонуу (Russian)
Хонуу (Sakha)
-  Rural locality[1]  -
Selo[1]

Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia
Khonuu
Location of Khonuu in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
Coordinates: 66°27′N 143°14′E / 66.450°N 143.233°E / 66.450; 143.233Coordinates: 66°27′N 143°14′E / 66.450°N 143.233°E / 66.450; 143.233
Administrative status (as of June 2009)
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district Momsky District[1]
Rural okrug Momsky Rural Okrug[1]
Administrative center of Momsky District,[1] Momsky Rural Okrug[1]
Municipal status (as of April 2012)
Municipal district Momsky Municipal District[2]
Rural settlement Momsky Rural Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Momsky Municipal District,[3] Momsky Rural Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 2,476 inhabitants[4]
Time zone SRET (UTC+11:00)[5]
Founded 1931[6]
Postal code(s)[7] 678860

Khonuu (Russian: Хонуу; Yakut: Хонуу) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Momsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Indigirka River. Population: 2,476 (2010 Census);[4] 2,494 (2002 Census);[8] 3,057 (1989 Census).[9]

Geography

Khonuu is located approximately 800 kilometers (500 mi) northeast of the republic's capital city of Yakutsk, in the lowlands between the Moma Mountains to the northeast and the Chersky Range to the southwest. It is also situated on the right bank of the Indigirka River, just downstream of the confluence with its tributary the Moma.

History

It was founded in 1931.[6]

Demographics

Yakuts, who are primarily hunters or reindeer herders, make up 67% of the population. Other ethnicities include Russians (15.1%), Evens (11.8%), Evenks (0.5%), and Yukaghirs (0.1%).

Transportation

There are no railroads or paved roads, but there is a flight service to Yakutsk via the nearby Moma Airport.[10]

Climate

Khonuu has an extreme subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfd). Winters are extremely cold with average temperatures from −49 to −43 °C (−56 to −45 °F) in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from +7 to +21 °C (45 to 70 °F). Precipitation is quite low and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Khonuu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −20
(−4)		 −17
(1)		 4
(39)		 9
(48)		 26
(79)		 32
(90)		 32
(90)		 32
(90)		 22
(72)		 8
(46)		 −6
(21)		 −11
(12)		 32
(90)
Average high °C (°F) −43
(−46)		 −35
(−31)		 −19
(−3)		 −6
(21)		 8
(47)		 19
(67)		 21
(69)		 17
(63)		 7
(45)		 −9
(15)		 −32
(−26)		 −41
(−41)		 −9.4
(15)
Daily mean °C (°F) −44.1
(−47.3)		 −40.1
(−40.1)		 −28.2
(−18.8)		 −12.6
(9.4)		 3.6
(38.4)		 13.3
(55.9)		 15.4
(59.7)		 11.3
(52.3)		 2.8
(37.1)		 −14.3
(6.2)		 −33.7
(−28.7)		 −42.2
(−43.9)		 −14.07
(6.68)
Average low °C (°F) −49
(−57)		 −47
(−52)		 −37
(−35)		 −24
(−11)		 −4
(24)		 6
(43)		 7
(45)		 4
(39)		 −3
(27)		 −21
(−6)		 −38
(−37)		 −47
(−52)		 −21.1
(−6)
Record low °C (°F) −62
(−80)		 −62
(−80)		 −57
(−71)		 −44
(−47)		 −28
(−18)		 −3
(27)		 −5
(23)		 −9
(16)		 −22
(−8)		 −44
(−47)		 −60
(−76)		 −60
(−76)		 −62
(−80)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8
(0.3)		 8
(0.3)		 5
(0.2)		 5
(0.2)		 10
(0.4)		 28
(1.1)		 46
(1.8)		 43
(1.7)		 23
(0.9)		 10
(0.4)		 10
(0.4)		 8
(0.3)		 204
(8)
Average precipitation days 8.4 6.9 6.1 5.2 4.4 6.7 8.3 7.2 6.1 8.2 10 8.3 85.8
Average relative humidity (%) 76 74 67 62 57 54 64 70 76 75 77 75 68.9
Source: http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=28342&cityname=Khonuu%2C+Sakha%2C+Russia

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  2. 1 2 3 Law #173-Z 353-III
  3. ↑ Law #172-Z 351-III
  4. 1 2 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 №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.).
  6. 1 2 Official website of the Sakha Republic. Geographical and Historical Reference (Russian)
  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. ↑ Trekking & Climbing: Burustakh – Pobeda Peak – Sasyr – Khonuu, AskYakutia.com

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