Churapcha
61°59′34″N 132°25′54″E / 61.99278°N 132.43167°E
Churapcha (Template:Lang-ru) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Churapchinsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia. Population: 8,769 (2010 Census);[1] 7,526 (2002 Census);[2] 6,232 (1989 Soviet census).[3]
Geography
It is located 178 kilometers (111 mi) east of the republic's capital of Yakutsk along the basin of the Aldan River (a tributary of the Lena).
History
It was founded in 1725 after opening the road (trakt) from Yakutsk to Okhotsk, which was supposed to allow post and trade to reach the Sea of Okhotsk. The road passed through very rough and isolated terrain and was never fully operational, eventually being officially closed in 1852. In 1930, Churapcha became the administrative center of Churapchinsky District and soon thereafter was connected by road to the outside world through the construction of the Kolyma Highway.
Transportation
The Kolyma Highway from Yakutsk to Magadan runs through Churapcha.
Climate
Churapcha has an extreme typical subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfd), similar to nearby Yakutsk.
| Climate data for Churapcha | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
30.0 (86.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −38.5 (−37.3) |
−30.1 (−22.2) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−25.9 (−14.6) |
−37.4 (−35.3) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −42.2 (−44.0) |
−36.9 (−34.4) |
−22.6 (−8.7) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−30.5 (−22.9) |
−40.8 (−41.4) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −46.8 (−52.2) |
−44.1 (−47.4) |
−33.2 (−27.8) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−36.3 (−33.3) |
−45.3 (−49.5) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −62.2 (−80.0) |
−61.1 (−78.0) |
−52.8 (−63.0) |
−42.8 (−45.0) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−57.2 (−71.0) |
−60.0 (−76.0) |
−62.2 (−80.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.2 (0.28) |
6.1 (0.24) |
10.4 (0.41) |
18.8 (0.74) |
26.8 (1.06) |
41.3 (1.63) |
43.2 (1.70) |
39.3 (1.55) |
39.0 (1.54) |
42.0 (1.65) |
26.2 (1.03) |
8.8 (0.35) |
309.1 (12.17) |
| Source: [4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Weather Averages for Churapcha (1948-2011)". climatebase.ru. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
