Chokurdakh (Russian: Чокурда́х; Yakut: Чокуурдаах, Çokuurdaax) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Allaikhovsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,367.[3]
Chokurdakh
Чокурдах | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Чокуурдаах |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Chokurdakh  | |
  Chokurdakh Location of Chokurdakh  Chokurdakh Chokurdakh (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 70°38′N 147°54′E / 70.633°N 147.900°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[2] |
| Administrative district | Allaikhovsky District[2] |
| Settlement | Settlement of Chokurdakh[2] |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1981[2] |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,367 |
• Estimate (January 2016)[4] | 2,068 |
| • Capital of | Allaikhovsky District,[2] Settlement of Chokurdakh[2] |
| • Municipal district | Allaikhovsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Chokurdakh Urban Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Allaikhovsky Municipal District,[6] Chokurdakh Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (UTC+11:00  [7]) |
| Postal code(s)[8] | 678800, 678819 |
| OKTMO ID | 98606151051 |
| 2010 Census | 2,367[3] |
|---|---|
| 2002 Census | 2,591[9] |
| 1989 Census | 3,845[10] |
| 1979 Census | 3,375[11] |
Geography
editChokurdakh is located on the left bank of the Indigirka River, below its confluence with the Allaikha. The Yana-Indigirka Lowland lies to the west and northwest, and the Kondakov Plateau to the east, beyond the other bank of the Indigirka.[12]
History
editIt was founded in 1936 as the new administrative center of Allaikhovsky District, which was established in 1931.[citation needed] It served as a river port on the Indigirka, connecting to sea traffic using the Northern Sea Route. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1981.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
editWithin the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Chokurdakh[1] serves as the administrative center of Allaikhovsky District.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Allaikhovsky District as the Settlement of Chokurdakh.[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Chokurdakh is incorporated within Allaikhovsky Municipal District as Chokurdakh Urban Settlement.[5]
Economy and infrastructure
editChokurdakh is not connected with the outside world by any year-round roads. A winter road follows the Indigirka River upstream when it is frozen, traveling partly along the river ice, leading to Ust-Nera via Belaya Gora and Khonuu.
Chokurdakh is served by the Chokurdakh Airport, one of the most northerly airports in Russia, which may be unusable during strong winds and snowstorms.
Climate
editChokurdakh has an extreme subarctic climate (Dfc), bordering on polar. Temperatures have never risen above freezing from October 20 through to April 11. The record high is 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) on 23 July 2020 and the record low is −54.4 °C (−65.9 °F) on 9 January 1964.
| Climate data for Chokurdakh | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
4.9 (40.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −30.0 (−22.0) |
−29.3 (−20.7) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−20.1 (−4.2) |
−27.7 (−17.9) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −33.4 (−28.1) |
−32.7 (−26.9) |
−27.1 (−16.8) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−31.0 (−23.8) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −36.6 (−33.9) |
−35.9 (−32.6) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−26.4 (−15.5) |
−34.3 (−29.7) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −54.4 (−65.9) |
−50.3 (−58.5) |
−48.2 (−54.8) |
−42.6 (−44.7) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−35.1 (−31.2) |
−46.9 (−52.4) |
−49.8 (−57.6) |
−54.4 (−65.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.9 (0.43) |
10.4 (0.41) |
10.7 (0.42) |
8.3 (0.33) |
10.8 (0.43) |
16.2 (0.64) |
23.6 (0.93) |
24.7 (0.97) |
22.8 (0.90) |
23.7 (0.93) |
20.2 (0.80) |
14.3 (0.56) |
196.6 (7.75) |
| Average rainy days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 66 |
| Average snowy days | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 175 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 75 | 75 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 84 | 80 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 1 | 39 | 193 | 283 | 263 | 293 | 266 | 161 | 84 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 1,636 |
| Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[13] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun 1961–1990)[14] | |||||||||||||
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b According to Article 7 of the Law #77-I, lower-level administrative divisions with the status of a settlement have their administrative centers in an inhabited locality with the status of an urban-type settlement. According to the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic, Chokurdakh is the administrative center of the Settlement of Chokurdakh.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Численность населения по районам республики на 1 января 2016 года Archived September 29, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ a b c d Law #173-Z #353-III
- ^ Law #172-Z #351-III
- ^ "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.
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
- ^ Topographic map - Chokurdakh
- ^ "Weather and Climate-The Climate of Chokurdakh" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "Cokurdah (Chokurdakh) Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
Sources
edit- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Allaikhovsky District Archived April 25, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. (in Russian)
- Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №172-З №351-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1535-З №597-V от 27 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в статьи 1 и 2 Закона Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района 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 #172-Z No. 351-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1535-Z No. 597-V of November 27, 2015 On Amending Articles 1 and 2 of the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- 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.).