Chulman
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Chulman (Russian: Чульман) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Neryungrinsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 41 kilometers (25 mi) from Neryungri, the administrative center of the district, on the Chulman River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,766.
Geography
The town is located in the Aldan Highlands, there is a deep gorge to the east with white cliffs.
History
It was founded with nineteen inhabitants in 1926.[citation needed] Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1941. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, it was the location of a gulag work camp.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Chulman is incorporated within Neryungrinsky District as the Settlement of Chulman. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Chulman, together with one rural locality (the selo of Bolshoy Khatymi) under direct jurisdiction of Neryungrinsky District, is incorporated within Neryungrinsky Municipal District as Chulman Urban Settlement.
Economy
Employment in Chulman is mainly in the mining of coal, granite, and gemstones industries, as well as at the power station.[citation needed]
Transportation
Chulman is served by the Chulman Airport and is a station on the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline.
Climate
Chulman has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc/Dwc). Winters are bitterly cold with average temperatures from −33.9 to −26.7 °C (−29.0 to −16.1 °F) in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from +10.9 to +21.8 °C (51.6 to 71.2 °F) in July. Precipitation is moderate and is much higher in summer than at other times of the year.
| Climate data for Chulman | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) | −1.2 (29.8) | 7.4 (45.3) | 17.6 (63.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 34.6 (94.3) | 34.8 (94.6) | 32.5 (90.5) | 26.3 (79.3) | 17.7 (63.9) | 4.6 (40.3) | −1.8 (28.8) | 34.8 (94.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −26.7 (−16.1) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −10.6 (12.9) | −0.1 (31.8) | 9.8 (49.6) | 19.5 (67.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 18.8 (65.8) | 9.3 (48.7) | −3.0 (26.6) | −17.5 (0.5) | −26.3 (−15.3) | −2.1 (28.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −30.4 (−22.7) | −25.0 (−13.0) | −15.8 (3.6) | −4.8 (23.4) | 4.6 (40.3) | 13.4 (56.1) | 16.1 (61.0) | 13.0 (55.4) | 4.5 (40.1) | −7.1 (19.2) | −21.2 (−6.2) | −29.8 (−21.6) | −6.9 (19.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −33.9 (−29.0) | −29.2 (−20.6) | −21.2 (−6.2) | −9.8 (14.4) | −0.4 (31.3) | 7.6 (45.7) | 10.9 (51.6) | 7.9 (46.2) | 0.2 (32.4) | −10.9 (12.4) | −24.8 (−12.6) | −33.1 (−27.6) | −11.4 (11.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −61.0 (−77.8) | −56.9 (−70.4) | −49.8 (−57.6) | −37.0 (−34.6) | −21.6 (−6.9) | −6.4 (20.5) | −3.7 (25.3) | −8.0 (17.6) | −19.2 (−2.6) | −38.7 (−37.7) | −50.8 (−59.4) | −57.9 (−72.2) | −61.0 (−77.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15 (0.6) | 12 (0.5) | 14 (0.6) | 28 (1.1) | 52 (2.0) | 91 (3.6) | 108 (4.3) | 91 (3.6) | 79 (3.1) | 51 (2.0) | 27 (1.1) | 16 (0.6) | 584 (23.1) |
| Average rainy days | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 99.1 |
| Average snowy days | 26 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 162.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 79 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 65 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 83 | 82 | 74 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −33 (−27) | −27 (−17) | −20 (−4) | −11 (12) | −3 (27) | 6 (43) | 10 (50) | 8 (46) | 0 (32) | −10 (14) | −24 (−11) | −32 (−26) | −11 (12) |
| Source 1: pogoda.ru.net | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: (dewpoints, between 1985-2015) |
Notes
Sources
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. . (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.).
- 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.).