Atka, Russia
Atka
Атка | |
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.jpg) Atka in 2011 | |
Location of Atka  | |
  Atka Location of Atka  Atka Atka (Magadan Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 60°50′10″N 151°47′30″E / 60.83611°N 151.79167°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Magadan Oblast |
| Administrative district | Khasynsky District |
| Elevation | 884 m (2,900 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 485 |
| Time zone | UTC 11 (MSK 8  [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 686114 |
| OKTMO ID | 44719500056 |
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Atka (Russian: Атка) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Khasynsky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located on the Kolyma Highway, 199 kilometers (124 mi) by road north of the oblast's administrative center Magadan. Population: 485 (2010 Census);[1] 604 (2002 Census);[4] 2,648 (1989 Soviet census).[5]
Geography
[edit]The sources of the Yama are near Atka and the Maltan river flows northwards to the west of the town. The Maymandzhin Range rises above the northern and eastern sides.[6] Atka is on the same longitude as the Sydney, Australia, both lying on the 151st meridian.
History
[edit]It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1953.
Climate
[edit]Atka has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), with cool, humid summers and severe to extreme winters.
| Climate data for Atka | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −26.9 (−16.4) |
−23.7 (−10.7) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−20.1 (−4.2) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−5.8 (21.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −30.6 (−23.1) |
−28.2 (−18.8) |
−23.2 (−9.8) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−24.7 (−12.5) |
−30.1 (−22.2) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −34.3 (−29.7) |
−32.8 (−27.0) |
−29.1 (−20.4) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−29.4 (−20.9) |
−34.2 (−29.6) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −53.9 (−65.0) |
−53.9 (−65.0) |
−51.1 (−60.0) |
−37.8 (−36.0) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−55.0 (−67.0) |
−57.8 (−72.0) |
−57.8 (−72.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.1 (0.83) |
23.3 (0.92) |
31.3 (1.23) |
71.6 (2.82) |
74.4 (2.93) |
77.4 (3.05) |
97.7 (3.85) |
70.5 (2.78) |
88.6 (3.49) |
59.8 (2.35) |
41.3 (1.63) |
24.9 (0.98) |
681.9 (26.86) |
| Source: climatebase.ru[7] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Топографска карта P-55_56 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "Atka, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
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