Suntar (rural locality)
For other uses, see Suntar.
| Suntar (English) Сунтар (Russian) Сунтаар (Sakha) | |
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- Rural locality[1] - Selo[1] | |
_Republic_(2008-03).svg.png) Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia | |
  Suntar | |
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| Administrative status (as of 2010) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Suntarsky District[1] |
| Administrative center of | Suntarsky District[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 10,034 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00)[2] |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 678290 |
Suntar (Russian: Сунта́р; Yakut: Сунтаар) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Suntarsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River. Population: 10,034 (2010 Census);[1] 8,930 (2002 Census);[4] 6,707 (1989 Census).[5]
Transportation
It is served by the Suntar Airport.[6]
Climate
Suntar has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), with short, warm summers and long, bitterly cold winters. Precipitation is low but is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.
| Climate data for Suntar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
2.1 (35.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
31.1 (88) |
35.5 (95.9) |
37.8 (100) |
34.2 (93.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
37.8 (100) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −28.4 (−19.1) |
−22.2 (−8) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
12.2 (54) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−27.1 (−16.8) |
−1.17 (29.91) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −33.1 (−27.6) |
−29.3 (−20.7) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
6.1 (43) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−6.1 (21) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−31.6 (−24.9) |
−7.39 (18.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −38.0 (−36.4) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−27.2 (−17) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
−36.4 (−33.5) |
−13.62 (7.49) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −60.2 (−76.4) |
−59.4 (−74.9) |
−51.8 (−61.2) |
−41.4 (−42.5) |
−19.7 (−3.5) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−17.8 (0) |
−41.0 (−41.8) |
−53.8 (−64.8) |
−58.7 (−73.7) |
−60.2 (−76.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.7 (0.539) |
8.7 (0.343) |
7.7 (0.303) |
10.3 (0.406) |
24.6 (0.969) |
36.9 (1.453) |
47.1 (1.854) |
45.4 (1.787) |
29.4 (1.157) |
21.4 (0.843) |
19.2 (0.756) |
15.8 (0.622) |
280.2 (11.032) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 19.4 | 16.7 | 11.6 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 19.5 | 21.8 | 19.3 | 168.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82.5 | 80.6 | 73.1 | 63.7 | 59.0 | 66.7 | 71.9 | 77.7 | 77.0 | 81.8 | 85.2 | 82.2 | 75.12 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 35.7 | 119.0 | 224.8 | 255.0 | 272.8 | 315.0 | 319.3 | 246.5 | 153.0 | 93.0 | 55.5 | 14.0 | 2,103.6 |
| Source: climatebase.ru[7] | |||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.
- ↑ 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.).
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Suntar Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Suntar, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
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