Vorkuta
Vorkuta (Russian: Воркута́; Komi: Вӧркута, Vörkuta; Nenets for "the abundance of bears", "bear corner")[8] is a coal-mining town in northern Komi Republic, Russia. It is located right above the Arctic Circle and built near the river Vorkuta. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the town lost population as the mines were abandoned.
Vorkuta
Воркута | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Komi | Вӧркута |
 Central Vorkuta | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Vorkuta  | |
  Vorkuta Location of Vorkuta .svg) Vorkuta Vorkuta (European Russia)  Vorkuta Vorkuta (Arctic) | |
| Coordinates: 67°30′N 64°02′E / 67.500°N 64.033°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Komi Republic[1] |
| Founded | January 4, 1936[2] |
| Town status since | November 26, 1943[2] |
| Government | |
| • Administration Manager[3] | Yaroslav Shaposhnikov[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.8 km2 (11.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 70,548 |
| • Rank | 224th in 2010 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | town of republic significance of Vorkuta[1] |
| • Capital of | town of republic significance of Vorkuta[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Vorkuta Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capital of | Vorkuta Urban Okrug[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 169900 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 82151 |
| OKTMO ID | 87710000001 |
| Twin towns | Antananarivo, Vologda, Shakhty, Kirkenes, Veliky Novgorod, Saint Petersburg |
| Website | xn--80adypkng |
History
changeIn 1930, geologist Georgy Chernov found large amounts of coal fields next to the river Vorkuta. These coal fields were soon developed. This was the start of coal-mining in the Komi ASSR.
The origins of the town of Vorkuta (have much to do with, or) are associated with Vorkutlag. That was one of the most notorious forced-labour camps of the Gulag network.
Airbase: During the Cold War, the Vorkuta Sovetsky airbase was used as a base for strategic bombers by the Soviets.
Economy
changeBy the early 21st century, most of the mines in Vorkuta were closed because of the high costs of keeping them open.
Transportation
changeThe small Vorkuta Airport is located in the town.
Climate
changeVorkuta has a subarctic climate (Köppen classification system Dfc) with short cool summers and cold and snowy winters.
| Climate data for Vorkuta | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
1.2 (34.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −15.6 (3.9) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −19.5 (−3.1) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −23.5 (−10.3) |
−23.9 (−11.0) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−21.6 (−6.9) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −48.0 (−54.4) |
−49.4 (−56.9) |
−43.1 (−45.6) |
−38.5 (−37.3) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
−45.1 (−49.2) |
−52.0 (−61.6) |
−52.0 (−61.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36 (1.4) |
34 (1.3) |
33 (1.3) |
27 (1.1) |
35 (1.4) |
52 (2.0) |
55 (2.2) |
63 (2.5) |
57 (2.2) |
57 (2.2) |
40 (1.6) |
42 (1.7) |
531 (20.9) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 47 (19) |
66 (26) |
81 (32) |
84 (33) |
53 (21) |
4 (1.6) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
6 (2.4) |
17 (6.7) |
30 (12) |
388 (153.7) |
| Average rainy days | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 103 |
| Average snowy days | 25 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 180 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 72 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Source: Pogoda.ru.net[9] | |||||||||||||
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Law #16-RZ
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Информационный портал администрации Воркуты - История Воркуты 1930-1945 годы (in Russian). Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Глава городского округа (in Russian). May 2013. Archived from the original on July 13, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ↑ 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. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Law #11-RZ
- ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ↑ "About city". Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ "Pogoda.ru.net" (in Russian). Retrieved February 16, 2012.