Suntar
Сунтар
Other transcription(s)
  SakhaСунтаар
Flag of Suntar
Location of Suntar
Suntar is located in Russia
Suntar
Suntar
Location of Suntar
Suntar is located in Sakha Republic
Suntar
Suntar
Suntar (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 62°10′N 117°38′E / 62.167°N 117.633°E / 62.167; 117.633
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
Administrative districtSuntarsky District[1]
Founded1764Edit this on Wikidata
Elevation
124 m (407 ft)
Population
  Total10,034
  Capital ofSuntarsky District[1]
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[2])
Postal code(s)[3]
678290
OKTMO ID98648455101

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 Census).[5]

Geography

Suntar is located by the left bank of the Vilyuy, west of the mouth of the Kempendyay, one of its tributaries.[6][7]

Transportation

It is served by the Suntar Airport.[8]

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
(88.0)
35.5
(95.9)
37.8
(100.0)
34.2
(93.6)
27.6
(81.7)
19.5
(67.1)
6.0
(42.8)
−0.9
(30.4)
37.8
(100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −28.4
(−19.1)
−22.2
(−8.0)
−9.3
(15.3)
1.7
(35.1)
12.2
(54.0)
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)
−1.2
(29.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −33.1
(−27.6)
−29.3
(−20.7)
−18.5
(−1.3)
−5.3
(22.5)
6.1
(43.0)
14.9
(58.8)
18.0
(64.4)
14.2
(57.6)
5.6
(42.1)
−6.1
(21.0)
−23.6
(−10.5)
−31.6
(−24.9)
−7.4
(18.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −38.0
(−36.4)
−35.5
(−31.9)
−27.2
(−17.0)
−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)
−13.6
(7.5)
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) 13.7
(0.54)
8.7
(0.34)
7.7
(0.30)
10.3
(0.41)
24.6
(0.97)
36.9
(1.45)
47.1
(1.85)
45.4
(1.79)
29.4
(1.16)
21.4
(0.84)
19.2
(0.76)
15.8
(0.62)
280.2
(11.03)
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

  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.
  2. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. 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).
  5. 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.
  6. Google Earth
  7. "P-49-50 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  8. "Suntar Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  9. "Suntar, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
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