Vilyuysk

Vilyuysk
Вилюйск
Town under district jurisdiction
Other transcription(s)
 • YakutБүлүү
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Flag
Coat of arms of Vilyuysk
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Vilyuysk
Vilyuysk is located in Russia
Vilyuysk
Vilyuysk
Location of Vilyuysk
Vilyuysk is located in Sakha Republic
Vilyuysk
Vilyuysk
Vilyuysk (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 63°45′N 121°38′E / 63.750°N 121.633°E / 63.750; 121.633
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Administrative districtVilyuysky District
TownSelsovietVilyuysk
Founded1634
Town status since1783
Elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2023)
10,045 )
 • Capital ofVilyuysky District, Town of Vilyuysk
 • Municipal districtVilyuysky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementVilyuysk Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofVilyuysky Municipal District, Vilyuysk Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+ ()
Postal codes
678200, 678202, 678219, 678229
Dialing code+7 41132
OKTMO ID98618101001
Websitewww.vilyuisk.ru

Vilyuysk (Russian: Вилюйск, IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲʉjsk]; Yakut: Бүлүү, Bülüü) is a town and the administrative center of Vilyuysky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River (left tributary of the Lena), about 600 kilometers (370 mi) from Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,234.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1897611—    
19261,300+112.8%
19393,147+142.1%
19594,817+53.1%
19706,215+29.0%
19797,108+14.4%
19898,988+26.4%
20029,776+8.8%
201010,234+4.7%
202110,032−2.0%
Source: Census data

History

The first permanent settlement on the site of the present town was a Cossack winter settlement founded in 1634 as Tyukanskoye[citation needed] or Verkhnevilyuyskoye.

Members of the peasant rebellion led by Yemelyan Pugachev were exiled to the area in the 1770s, building the new town of Olensk in 1783. The town's name was derived from the Russian word "олень" (olen), meaning "stag", as still seen in the town's symbols. The town was renamed Vilyuysk after the river on which it stands in 1821.[citation needed]

Kate Marsden visited in 1891 on her mission to treat lepers in the region, and returned in 1897 to establish a hospital. In 2014 a statue was constructed to her memory in the town.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vilyuysk serves as the administrative center of Vilyuysky District. As an inhabited locality, Vilyuysk is classified as a town under district jurisdiction. As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality (the selo of Sosnovka), incorporated within Vilyuysky District as the Town of Vilyuysk. As a municipal division, the Town of Vilyuysk is incorporated within Vilyuysky Municipal District as Vilyuysk Urban Settlement.

Transportation

The Vilyuysk Airport is located near the town.

Climate

Vilyuysk has an extremely continental subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are extremely cold, with January average temperatures about -34.4 °C (-29.9 °F), while summers are short but very warm, with average temperatures about 19.2 °С (66.6 °F) in July. Summer temperatures are actually quite high for its altitude due to its long distance from the moderating influence of the oceans. Precipitation is quite low, but is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Vilyuysk
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 10.1
(50.2)		 18.6
(65.5)		 30.4
(86.7)		 36.5
(97.7)		 37.8
(100.0)		 36.0
(96.8)		 27.7
(81.9)		 18.0
(64.4)		 3.7
(38.7)		 −2.1
(28.2)		 37.8
(100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −30.7
(−23.3)		 −25.1
(−13.2)		 −11.0
(12.2)		 2.0
(35.6)		 12.0
(53.6)		 22.6
(72.7)		 25.4
(77.7)		 20.8
(69.4)		 10.8
(51.4)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 −21.1
(−6.0)		 −31.1
(−24.0)		 −2.4
(27.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −34.4
(−29.9)		 −30.1
(−22.2)		 −18.1
(−0.6)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 6.4
(43.5)		 16.3
(61.3)		 19.2
(66.6)		 14.8
(58.6)		 5.8
(42.4)		 −6.8
(19.8)		 −24.9
(−12.8)		 −34.5
(−30.1)		 −7.6
(18.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −38.0
(−36.4)		 −34.6
(−30.3)		 −25.0
(−13.0)		 −11.2
(11.8)		 0.5
(32.9)		 9.9
(49.8)		 13.2
(55.8)		 9.1
(48.4)		 1.4
(34.5)		 −10.3
(13.5)		 −28.5
(−19.3)		 −37.8
(−36.0)		 −12.6
(9.3)
Record low °C (°F) −60.9
(−77.6)		 −58.0
(−72.4)		 −50.0
(−58.0)		 −40.2
(−40.4)		 −23.0
(−9.4)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 0.0
(32.0)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 −15.4
(4.3)		 −39.8
(−39.6)		 −52.7
(−62.9)		 −57.9
(−72.2)		 −60.9
(−77.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13
(0.5)		 11
(0.4)		 10
(0.4)		 11
(0.4)		 26
(1.0)		 35
(1.4)		 52
(2.0)		 43
(1.7)		 33
(1.3)		 25
(1.0)		 19
(0.7)		 14
(0.6)		 292
(11.4)
Average rainy days 0 0 0 4 11 14 13 13 15 5 0 0 75
Average snowy days 21 18 15 11 7 0 0 0 6 24 21 20 143
Average relative humidity (%) 74 75 68 58 54 55 60 66 71 77 77 75 68
Mean monthly sunshine hours 16 95 204 267 290 317 342 252 153 83 44 5 2,068
Source 1: pogoda.ru.net
Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)

Naming honors

The minor planet 2890 Vilyujsk, discovered in 1978 by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravlyova, is named after the town.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  2. 1 2 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 71. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Law #173-Z #353-III
  4. ↑ Law #172-Z #351-III
  5. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑  "Вилюйск" . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.
  9. ↑ Marsden, On Sledge and Horseback to outcast Siberian lepers, 1892, p 116
  10. ↑ "Siberia salutes British nurse and adventurer who set up a leper colony in remote Yakutian village". siberiantimes.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Vilyuisk Airport". OurAirports. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Weather And Climate - Climate Vilyuisk" (in Russian). Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Climate Normals for Viljujsk". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  14. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (5th ed.). New York: Springer Verlag. p. 237. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

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