Olenyok (rural locality) explained

En Name:Olenyok
Ru Name:Оленёк
Loc Name1:Өлөөн
Loc Lang1:Sakha
Coordinates:68.5°N 140°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Federal Subject:Sakha Republic
Adm District Jur:Olenyoksky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Olenyoksky Rural Okrug
Adm Selsoviet Type:Rural okrug
Adm Ctr Of1:Olenyoksky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Olenyoksky Rural Okrug
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Inhabloc Type:Selo
Mun District Jur:Olenyoksky Municipal District
Mun District Jur Ref:[1]
Rural Settlement Jur:Olenyoksky Rural Settlement
Rural Settlement Jur Ref:[2]
Mun Admctr Of1:Olenyoksky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Olenyoksky Rural Settlement
Pop 2010Census:2273
Postal Codes:678480, 678489

Olenyok (Russian: Оленёк; Yakut: Өлөөн, Ölöön) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Olenyoksky District in the Sakha Republic,[3] Russia, located north of the Arctic Circle. Population:

Geography

The village is located by the Olenyok River, a few miles downstream from the confluence of the Arga-Sala, its largest tributary.[4]

Transportation

Olenyok is served by the Olenyok Airport .[5]

Climate

Olenyok has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are extremely cold with average temperatures from -39.8to in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from 10.3to. A temperature of was recorded in January 1959. Precipitation is quite low, but is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year. Temperatures in summer sometimes reach and the record high is, recorded in July 1936.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #172-Z #351-III
  2. Law #173-Z 353-III
  3. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  4. Web site: Топографска карта R-49 50; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian). 7 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Olenyok Airport. OurAirports. July 2, 2013.