Olenyok (Russian: Оленёк; Yakut: Өлөөн, Ölöön) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Olenyoksky District in the Sakha Republic,[1] Russia, located north of the Arctic Circle. Population: 2,273 (2010 Russian census);[2] 2,228 (2002 Census);[7] 2,133 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Olenyok Оленёк | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Өлөөн |
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Location of Olenyok  | |
  Olenyok Location of Olenyok  Olenyok Olenyok (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 68°30′N 112°28′E / 68.500°N 112.467°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Olenyoksky District[1] |
| Rural okrug | Olenyoksky Rural Okrug[1] |
| Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,273 |
| • Capital of | Olenyoksky District,[1] Olenyoksky Rural Okrug[1] |
| • Municipal district | Olenyoksky Municipal District[3] |
| • Rural settlement | Olenyoksky Rural Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Olenyoksky Municipal District,[3] Olenyoksky Rural Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 678480, 678489 |
| OKTMO ID | 98642437101 |
Geography
The village is located by the Olenyok River, a few miles downstream from the confluence of the Arga-Sala, its largest tributary.[9]
Transportation
Olenyok is served by the Olenyok Airport (IATA: ONK, ICAO: UERO).[10]
Climate
Olenyok has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are extremely cold with average temperatures from −39.8 to −32.0 °C (−39.6 to −25.6 °F) in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from +10.3 to +20.4 °C (50.5 to 68.7 °F). A temperature of −62.9 °C (−81.2 °F) was recorded in January 1959. Precipitation is quite low, but is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year. Temperatures in summer sometimes reach +30 °C (86 °F) and the record high is +35.7 °C (96.3 °F), recorded in July 1936.
| Climate data for Olenyok | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) | −1.0 (30.2) | 7.2 (45.0) | 14.1 (57.4) | 28.4 (83.1) | 34.5 (94.1) | 35.7 (96.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 25.5 (77.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 4.1 (39.4) | −0.2 (31.6) | 35.7 (96.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −31.6 (−24.9) | −28.8 (−19.8) | −16.0 (3.2) | −4.2 (24.4) | 4.5 (40.1) | 16.9 (62.4) | 20.7 (69.3) | 16.5 (61.7) | 6.6 (43.9) | −7.3 (18.9) | −23.3 (−9.9) | −29.9 (−21.8) | −6.3 (20.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −35.2 (−31.4) | −32.6 (−26.7) | −21.4 (−6.5) | −9.7 (14.5) | −0.1 (31.8) | 11.6 (52.9) | 15.3 (59.5) | 11.4 (52.5) | 2.8 (37.0) | −10.4 (13.3) | −26.9 (−16.4) | −33.5 (−28.3) | −10.7 (12.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −39.0 (−38.2) | −36.1 (−33.0) | −26.5 (−15.7) | −15.0 (5.0) | −4.2 (24.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 10.6 (51.1) | 7.0 (44.6) | −0.5 (31.1) | −13.4 (7.9) | −30.3 (−22.5) | −37.3 (−35.1) | −14.8 (5.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −62.9 (−81.2) | −59.6 (−75.3) | −55.6 (−68.1) | −46.4 (−51.5) | −28.9 (−20.0) | −15.1 (4.8) | −4.6 (23.7) | −9.9 (14.2) | −20.8 (−5.4) | −43.5 (−46.3) | −56.6 (−69.9) | −61.8 (−79.2) | −62.9 (−81.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.2 (0.48) | 11.1 (0.44) | 11.8 (0.46) | 14.3 (0.56) | 21.9 (0.86) | 36.5 (1.44) | 47.2 (1.86) | 44.9 (1.77) | 31.5 (1.24) | 24.6 (0.97) | 18.5 (0.73) | 12.2 (0.48) | 286.7 (11.29) |
| Average rainy days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Average snowy days | 23 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 178 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 74 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 3 | 67 | 188 | 272 | 284 | 284 | 334 | 216 | 100 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 1,828 |
| Source 1: pogoda.ru.net[11] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[12] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1939 | 471 | — |
| 1959 | 749 | +59.0% |
| 1970 | 1,310 | +74.9% |
| 1979 | 1,811 | +38.2% |
| 1989 | 2,133 | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 2,228 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2,273 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2,438 | +7.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
References
Notes
Sources
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Churapchinsky District. (in Russian)
- Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).