Chersky (urban-type settlement)
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| Chersky (English) Черский (Russian) Черскэй (Yakut) |
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 Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2009) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[2] |
| Administrative district | Nizhnekolymsky District[2] |
| Settlement | Settlement of Chersky[2] |
| Administrative center of | Nizhnekolymsky District,[2] Settlement of Chersky[2] |
| Municipal status (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Nizhnekolymsky Municipal District[3] |
| Urban settlement | Chersky Urban Settlement[3] |
| Administrative center of | Nizhnekolymsky Municipal District,[4] Chersky Urban Settlement[3] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 2,857 inhabitants[5] |
| Time zone | SRET (UTC+11:00)[6] |
| Founded | 1931[citation needed] |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1963[2] |
| Previous names | Nizhniye Kresty (until 1963)[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 678829–678831 |
| [[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Chersky]] on Wikimedia Commons | |
| 2010 Census | 2,857[5] |
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| 2002 Census | 3,832[8] |
| 1989 Census | 11,176[9] |
| 1979 Census | 9,726[10] |
Chersky (Russian: Че́рский; Yakut: Черскэй) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Nizhnekolymsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Kolyma River, 1,920 kilometers (1,190 mi) east from Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,857.[5]
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History
It was founded as Nizhniye Kresty (Нижние Кресты) in 1931.[citation needed] In 1963, it was granted urban-type settlement status[2] and renamed Chersky, after Jan Czerski, a Polish geographer who organized several expeditions in the surrounding area in the 1880s.[citation needed] From the 1950s to the early 1990s, Chersky hosted logistical wing for drifting ice stations, which run a supply route via the Zhokhov Island.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Chersky[1] serves as the administrative center of Nizhnekolymsky District.[2] As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality (the selo of Petushki[11]), incorporated within Nizhnekolymsky District as the Settlement of Chersky.[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Chersky is incorporated within Nizhnekolymsky Municipal District as Chersky Urban Settlement.[3]
Economy
It is served by the Chersky Airport. In 1981, Sergey Zimov established here the Pleistocene Park, a place for studies of global warming, pleistocene ecology, and permafrost.
Climate
Chersky has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc).
| Climate data for Chersky | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
1.3 (34.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
27 (80.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
35 (95.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5 (41.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
35 (95) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −29.3 (−20.7) |
−28.6 (−19.5) |
−20.1 (−4.2) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
4 (39.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−27.7 (−17.9) |
−7.27 (18.89) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −32.5 (−26.5) |
−31.6 (−24.9) |
−24.1 (−11.4) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−23.7 (−10.7) |
−30.9 (−23.6) |
−11.04 (12.12) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −36 (−32.8) |
−35.3 (−31.5) |
−29.4 (−20.9) |
−21.1 (−6.0) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−34.2 (−29.6) |
−15.45 (4.18) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −52.2 (−62.0) |
−53.9 (−65.0) |
−48 (−54.4) |
−40 (−40.0) |
−30 (−22.0) |
−8 (17.6) |
0 (32.0) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−15 (5.0) |
−33.8 (−28.8) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−49.8 (−57.6) |
−53.9 (−65) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23 (0.9) |
13 (0.5) |
13 (0.5) |
18 (0.7) |
25 (1.0) |
51 (2.0) |
61 (2.4) |
71 (2.8) |
56 (2.2) |
41 (1.6) |
25 (1.0) |
18 (0.7) |
415 (16.3) |
| Average precipitation days | 12.2 | 9.2 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 14.8 | 17.9 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 141.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86.7 | 83.9 | 81.4 | 76.4 | 74.8 | 71.2 | 76.9 | 82.4 | 84.2 | 88.9 | 89.4 | 86.9 | 81.93 |
| Source: http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=32152 | |||||||||||||
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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, Chersky is the administrative center of the Settlement of Chersky.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Law #173-Z #353-III
- ↑ Law #172-Z 351-III
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ The selo of Petushki is listed under the administrative jurisdiction of Chersky in the 2009 edition of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic, but is not mentioned in Law 173-Z #353-III as a part of Chersky Urban Settlement within the municipal divisions framework. It was slated for liquidation in 2005; however, it had never been abolished officially.
Sources
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Nizhnekolymsky District. (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.).
- 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.).
