Khonuu
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| Khonuu (English) Хонуу (Russian) Хонуу (Sakha) |
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_Republic_(2008-03).svg) Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2009) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Momsky District[1] |
| Rural okrug | Momsky Rural Okrug[1] |
| Administrative center of | Momsky District,[1] Momsky Rural Okrug[1] |
| Municipal status (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Momsky Municipal District[2] |
| Rural settlement | Momsky Rural Settlement[2] |
| Administrative center of | Momsky Municipal District,[3] Momsky Rural Settlement[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 2,476 inhabitants[4] |
| Time zone | SRET (UTC+11:00)[5] |
| Founded | 1931[6] |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 678860 |
| [[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Khonuu]] on Wikimedia Commons | |
Khonuu (Russian: Хонуу; Yakut: Хонуу) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Momsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Indigirka River. Population: 2,476 (2010 Census);[4] 2,494 (2002 Census);[8] 3,057 (1989 Census).[9]
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Geography
Khonuu is located approximately 800 kilometers (500 mi) northeast of the republic's capital city of Yakutsk, in the lowlands between the Moma Mountains to the northeast and the Chersky Range to the southwest. It is also situated on the right bank of the Indigirka River, just downstream of the confluence with its tributary the Moma.
History
It was founded in 1931.[6]
Demographics
Yakuts, who are primarily hunters or reindeer herders, make up 67% of the population. Other ethnicities include Russians (15.1%), Evens (11.8%), Evenks (0.5%), and Yukaghirs (0.1%).
Transportation
There are no railroads or paved roads, but there is a flight service to Yakutsk via the nearby Moma Airport.[10]
Climate
Khonuu has an extreme subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfd). Winters are extremely cold with average temperatures from −49 to −43 °C (−56 to −45 °F) in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from +7 to +21 °C (45 to 70 °F). Precipitation is quite low and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.
| Climate data for Khonuu | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −20 (−4) |
−17 (1) |
4 (39) |
9 (48) |
26 (79) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
22 (72) |
8 (46) |
−6 (21) |
−11 (12) |
32 (90) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −43 (−46) |
−35 (−31) |
−19 (−3) |
−6 (21) |
8 (47) |
19 (67) |
21 (69) |
17 (63) |
7 (45) |
−9 (15) |
−32 (−26) |
−41 (−41) |
−9.4 (15) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −44.1 (−47.3) |
−40.1 (−40.1) |
−28.2 (−18.8) |
−12.6 (9.4) |
3.6 (38.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
2.8 (37.1) |
−14.3 (6.2) |
−33.7 (−28.7) |
−42.2 (−43.9) |
−14.07 (6.68) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −49 (−57) |
−47 (−52) |
−37 (−35) |
−24 (−11) |
−4 (24) |
6 (43) |
7 (45) |
4 (39) |
−3 (27) |
−21 (−6) |
−38 (−37) |
−47 (−52) |
−21.1 (−6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −62 (−80) |
−62 (−80) |
−57 (−71) |
−44 (−47) |
−28 (−18) |
−3 (27) |
−5 (23) |
−9 (16) |
−22 (−8) |
−44 (−47) |
−60 (−76) |
−60 (−76) |
−62 (−80) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8 (0.3) |
8 (0.3) |
5 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
10 (0.4) |
28 (1.1) |
46 (1.8) |
43 (1.7) |
23 (0.9) |
10 (0.4) |
10 (0.4) |
8 (0.3) |
204 (8) |
| Average precipitation days | 8.4 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 10 | 8.3 | 85.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 74 | 67 | 62 | 57 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 68.9 |
| Source: http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=28342&cityname=Khonuu%2C+Sakha%2C+Russia | |||||||||||||
References
Notes
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- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Momsky 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.).
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #173-Z 353-III
- ↑ Law #172-Z 351-III
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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.).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Official website of the Sakha Republic. Geographical and Historical Reference (Russian)
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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- ↑ Trekking & Climbing: Burustakh – Pobeda Peak – Sasyr – Khonuu, AskYakutia.com
