Tura
Тура | |
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Settlement | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Evenki | Typy |
Coordinates: 64°17′N 100°13′E / 64.283°N 100.217°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
Administrative district | Evenkiysky District |
Founded | 1927 |
Elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,535 |
• Capital of | Evenkiysky District |
Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 [2]) |
Postal code(s)[3] | |
Dialing code(s) | +7 39113 |
OKTMO ID | 04650402101 |
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);[1] 5,836 (2002 Census);[4] 7,474 (1989 Soviet census).[5]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1939 | 1,573 | — |
1959 | 2,039 | +29.6% |
1970 | 3,528 | +73.0% |
1979 | 5,507 | +56.1% |
1989 | 7,474 | +35.7% |
2002 | 5,836 | −21.9% |
2010 | 5,535 | −5.2% |
2021 | 4,440 | −19.8% |
Source: Census data |
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.
Date of election: 09/08/2019. Term of office: 5 years. Number of deputies: 10.
Faction | Number of deputies |
---|---|
United Russia | 5 |
Independent | 2 |
Vacant | 3 |
Tura is served by the Tura Airport.[6] The town and airport are linked together by the A-383 road, though Tura is currently isolated from the Russian road and railway network.
Tura has a very cold subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) with short, but warm and rainy summers with cool nights and long, bitterly cold winters with little sunshine.
Climate data for Tura | |||||||||||||
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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) |
38.8 (101.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −29.9 (−21.8) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −34 (−29) |
−29.1 (−20.4) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−5 (23) |
4.2 (39.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−23.8 (−10.8) |
−32.8 (−27.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −37.9 (−36.2) |
−34 (−29) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−27.7 (−17.9) |
−36.7 (−34.1) |
−12.9 (8.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −58.9 (−74.0) |
−59.2 (−74.6) |
−50.7 (−59.3) |
−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) | 15.6 (0.61) |
12.4 (0.49) |
12.0 (0.47) |
17.0 (0.67) |
35.4 (1.39) |
45.9 (1.81) |
55.6 (2.19) |
68.0 (2.68) |
37.9 (1.49) |
32.3 (1.27) |
23.6 (0.93) |
18.5 (0.73) |
374.2 (14.73) |
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[7] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[8] |