Syktyvkar
Syktyvkar
Сыктывкар | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Komi | Сыктывкар |
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Location of Syktyvkar  | |
  Syktyvkar Location of Syktyvkar  Syktyvkar Syktyvkar (Komi Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 61°40′N 50°49′E / 61.667°N 50.817°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Komi Republic[1] |
| Known since | 16th century |
| City status since | 1780 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrey Samodelkin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 152 km2 (59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 235,006 |
| • Estimate (2018)[4] | 245,083 (+4.3%) |
| • Rank | 81st in 2010 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of republic significance of Syktyvkar[1] |
| • Capital of | Komi Republic[1] |
| • Capital of | city of republic significance of Syktyvkar[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Syktyvkar Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capital of | Syktyvkar Urban Okrug[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 167000, 167002, 167004, 167005, 167009, 167011, 167014, 167018, 167023, 167026, 167031 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8212 |
| OKTMO ID | 87701000001 |
| Website | www |
Syktyvkar (Russian: Сыктывка́р, IPA: [sɨktɨfˈkar]; Template:Lang-kv) is the capital city of the Komi Republic, Russia. Population: 235,006 (2010 Census);[3] 230,011 (2002 Census);[8] 232,117 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Etymology
The city's current name comes from Syktyv, the Komi name for the same river, plus kar, meaning "city".
Geography
Syktyvkar is located on the Sysola River, which is the origin of its former name Ust-Sysolsk. The city is located near to the point where the Sysola joins the larger Vychegda River, which is itself a branch of the Northern Dvina.
History
It is believed that there has been a settlement at the city's present site since at least the 16th century.[citation needed] It was granted city status by Catherine the Great in 1780, and later became the administrative center of Komi Autonomous Oblast.[citation needed] It has retained its position as the Komi capital since that point, although a large influx of ethnic Russians in the 20th century has actually left the Komi in a minority there.
The majority of the population were merchants and peasants. The main occupations of the inhabitants were agriculture, cattle-breeding, hunting, fishing, and trade.
By the beginning of the 20th century, the population had grown to 6,000 people. The Tsarist government made the Komi region a place of political exile.
In 1921, Ust-Sysolsk was given the status of administrative center of the newly formed Komi Autonomous Soviet Republic. It was renamed as Syktyvkar, which is Komi for "a town on the Sysola" in 1930, to mark the 150th anniversary of its receipt of city privileges. In 1936, Syktyvkar became the capital of the Komi ASSR.
Administrative and municipal status
Syktyvkar is the capital of the republic.[1] Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with three urban-type settlements (Krasnozatonsky, Sedkyrkeshch, and Verkhnyaya Maksakovka) and three rural localities, incorporated as the city of republic significance of Syktyvkar—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the city of republic significance of Syktyvkar is incorporated as Syktyvkar Urban Okrug.[5]
Economy
The Sysola, Vychegda, and Northern Dvina Rivers are navigable and are a major transport route of forestry products from Syktyvkar. Lumber and woodcrafts are the city's largest industries.[citation needed]
Previously Komiinteravia had its head office in Syktyvkar.[10]
Transportation
The city is served by Syktyvkar Airport and Syktyvkar Southwest airfield. Also the city has a railway station. Syktyvkar is the end point of route R176 (Vyatka Highway).
Culture and education
Syktyvkar is the center of the cultural life in the republic. The oldest museum of the Republic of Komi, the National Museum, was founded in 1911. Nowadays, the National Museum is the Literature Memorial Museum of Ivan Kuratov and the museum of Viktor Savin.
The National Gallery was founded in Syktyvkar in 1943. It welcomes exhibitions from different museums of the country.
In 1930 Victor Savin, a poet, playwright, stage manager and actor, founded the Drama theater of the Republic of Komi and the theater still carries his name. Nowadays this theater is one of centers of spiritual and artistic culture of all people who live in the republic. Plays by Nicolai Diakonov, Vasili Lecanov, Alexandre Larev and others are familiar to everybody who knows the history of Komi culture. In 1966 the Drama theater was given the status of Academic theater.
The Theater of Opera and Ballet began its history in 1958.
The National Library numbers 2.5 million volumes, including books in the Russian language, foreign languages and in the Komi language.
Syktyvkar State University was founded in 1972 and has over 3,500 full-time students and 250 faculty members.[11]
The one of the oldest Russian progressive rock band "The Gourishankar" was founded in Syktyvkar in 2001.
Sports
Stroitel[12] which has played many seasons in the highest division of the Russian Bandy League, is now one of only two clubs in a lower division with an artificial ice, at Respublikansky Stadion.[13][14] It has a new logotype.[1] After having been largely neglected by the authorities for several years, there is now a plan in place for returning to the Russian Bandy Super League in the season 2017–18 and to win a medal in 2021.[2] There is also a youth team called KDYuSSh-1.[3]
Climate
Syktyvkar experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) with long, cold winters and short, warm summers.
| Climate data for Syktyvkar | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
35.3 (95.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
35.3 (95.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.8 (12.6) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
5.7 (42.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.2 (6.4) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
1.3 (34.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−2.7 (27.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.6 (−51.9) |
−45.4 (−49.7) |
−38.8 (−37.8) |
−27.3 (−17.1) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−29.6 (−21.3) |
−43.5 (−46.3) |
−46.0 (−50.8) |
−46.6 (−51.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41 (1.6) |
31 (1.2) |
31 (1.2) |
33 (1.3) |
48 (1.9) |
74 (2.9) |
74 (2.9) |
75 (3.0) |
57 (2.2) |
59 (2.3) |
52 (2.0) |
46 (1.8) |
621 (24.3) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 48 (19) |
63 (25) |
70 (28) |
39 (15) |
8 (3.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
14 (5.5) |
18 (7.1) |
29 (11) |
289 (113.7) |
| Average rainy days | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 157 |
| Average snowy days | 24 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 122 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 81 | 75 | 67 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 20 | 64 | 126 | 186 | 254 | 276 | 266 | 200 | 103 | 50 | 22 | 9 | 1,576 |
| Source 1: pogoda.ru.net[15] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[16] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns and sister cities
Syktyvkar is twinned with:[17]
![[1]](http://www.rusbandy.ru/pix/26140.jpeg){kind=link}
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Law #16-RZ
- ^ Сайт администрации МО ГО 'Сыктывкар' — Краткая справка
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ a b c Law #11-RZ
- ^ "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)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines. Flight International. 23–29 March 2004. 95. "Sovetskaya Street 69, Skytyvkar, Komi Zone ATD, Russia"
- ^ "UNIVERSITY OF SYKTYVKAR". Valdosta State University. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
- ^ rusbandy.ru
- ^ The stadium at rusbandy.ru
- ^ rusbandy.ru
- ^ "Weather And Climate - Climate Syktyvkar" (in Russian). Retrieved August 19, 2014.
- ^ "Climate Normals for Syktyvkar". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ Syktyvkar Regions and cities
Sources
- Государственный Совет Республики Коми. Закон №13-РЗ от 6 марта 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Коми», в ред. Закона №171-РЗ от 26 декабря 2014 г. «Об упразднении населённого пункта Верхняя Седка, расположенного на территории Прилузского района Республики Коми, и внесении в связи с этим изменений в некоторые Законы Республики Коми». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Республика", №44, 16 марта 2006 г. (State Council of the Komi Republic. Law #13-RZ of March 6, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Komi Republic, as amended by the Law #171-RZ of December 26, 2014 On Abolishing the Inhabited Locality of Verkhnyaya Sedka Located on the Territory of Priluzsky District of the Komi Republic, and on Amending Various Laws of the Komi Republic Accordingly. Effective as of the official publication date.).
- Государственный Совет Республики Коми. Закон №11-РЗ от 5 марта 2005 г. «О территориальной организации местного самоуправления в Республике Коми», в ред. Закона №171-РЗ от 26 декабря 2014 г. «Об упразднении населённого пункта Верхняя Седка, расположенного на территории Прилузского района Республики Коми, и внесении в связи с этим изменений в некоторые Законы Республики Коми». Вступил в силу 1 апреля 2005 г.. Опубликован: "Республика", №44–45, 17 марта 2005 г. (State Council of the Komi Republic. Law #11-RZ of March 5, 2005 On the Territorial Organization of the Local Self-Government in the Komi Republic, as amended by the Law #171-RZ of December 26, 2014 On Abolishing the Inhabited Locality of Verkhnyaya Sedka Located on the Territory of Priluzsky District of the Komi Republic, and on Amending Various Laws of the Komi Republic Accordingly. Effective as of April 1, 2005.).
External links
- Official website of Syktyvkar Template:Ru icon
- All news of Syktyvkar and Republic of Komi Template:Ru icon
- Syktyvkar. History Template:Ru icon
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