Tura, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Tura (Russian: Тура́; Evenki: Typy, Turu) is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Evenkiysky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located in the Syverma Plateau, at the confluence of the Kochechum and the Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. Population: 5,535 (2010 Census);[2] 5,836 (2002 Census);[5] 7,474 (1989 Census).[6]
Tura Тура | |
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Settlement | |
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| • Evenki | Typy |
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Location of Tura 
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| Coordinates: 64°17′N 100°13′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| Administrative district | Evenkiysky District |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.93 km2 (4.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,535 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Capital of | Evenkiysky District |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 |
| Postal code(s)[4] | 648000 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 39113 |
| OKTMO ID | 04650402101 |
History
Tura was the administrative center of Evenk Autonomous Okrug before the okrug was merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai on January 1, 2007. Until April 2011, it had urban-type settlement status.
Transportation
Tura is served by the Tura Airport.[7] The town and airport are linked together by the A-383 road, though Tura is currently isolated from the Russian road and railway network.
Climate
Tura has a very cold subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) with a ludicrous record temperature amplitude of almost 100°C. (Actually 98 °C (176.4 °F))
Climate Diagram
| Climate data for Tura | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −30.8 (−23.4) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −34.9 (−30.8) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−23.9 (−11.0) |
−32.7 (−26.9) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −38.9 (−38.0) |
−35.1 (−31.2) |
−24.7 (−12.5) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−28 (−18) |
−36.8 (−34.2) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −58.9 (−74.0) |
−59.2 (−74.6) |
−50.4 (−58.7) |
−41.6 (−42.9) |
−27.1 (−16.8) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−39.1 (−38.4) |
−52 (−62) |
−60 (−76) |
−60 (−76) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16 (0.6) |
12 (0.5) |
12 (0.5) |
17 (0.7) |
31 (1.2) |
49 (1.9) |
57 (2.2) |
63 (2.5) |
38 (1.5) |
31 (1.2) |
24 (0.9) |
19 (0.7) |
369 (14.5) |
| Average rainy days | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 0.2 | 0 | 91 |
| Average snowy days | 24 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 156 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 76 | 70 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 8 | 60 | 167 | 222 | 240 | 264 | 288 | 185 | 107 | 72 | 29 | 3 | 1,645 |
| Source 1: pogoda.ru.net[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[9] | |||||||||||||
References
- http://www.gks.ru/dbscripts/munst/munst04/DBInet.cgi?pl=8006001.
- 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.
- "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- "Tura Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- "Weather And Climate - Climate Tura" (in Russian). Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- "Climate Normals for Tura". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
External links
- (in Russian) History of Tura
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