Suntar (Russian: Сунта́р; Yakut: Сунтаар, Suntaar) 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 Soviet census).[5]
Suntar
Сунтар | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Сунтаар |
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Location of Suntar  | |
  Suntar Location of Suntar  Suntar Suntar (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 62°10′N 117°38′E / 62.167°N 117.633°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Suntarsky District[1] |
| Founded | 1764 |
| Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,034 |
| • Capital of | Suntarsky District[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 678290 |
| OKTMO ID | 98648455101 |
Geography
editSuntar is located by the left bank of the Vilyuy, west of the mouth of the Kempendyay, one of its tributaries.[6][7]
Transportation
editIt is served by the Suntar Airport.[8]
Climate
editSuntar has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), with long, bitterly cold winters and short but warm summers. 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) | −1.0 (30.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
32.3 (90.1) |
36.4 (97.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −26.5 (−15.7) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −31.0 (−23.8) |
−27.1 (−16.8) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−22.2 (−8.0) |
−31.4 (−24.5) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −35.4 (−31.7) |
−32.9 (−27.2) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−35.6 (−32.1) |
−12.0 (10.5) |
| 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 (0.0) |
−41.0 (−41.8) |
−53.8 (−64.8) |
−58.7 (−73.7) |
−60.2 (−76.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15 (0.6) |
10 (0.4) |
10 (0.4) |
11 (0.4) |
33 (1.3) |
42 (1.7) |
52 (2.0) |
41 (1.6) |
31 (1.2) |
23 (0.9) |
21 (0.8) |
15 (0.6) |
304 (11.9) |
| 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 | 75.1 |
| 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[9] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ "P-49-50 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Suntar Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ "Suntar, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
