Chernyshevsky, Sakha Republic

For other places with the same name, see Chernyshevsky (inhabited locality).

Urban-type settlement in Sakha Republic, Russia

Chernyshevsky

Чернышевский

Urban-type settlement[1]

Other transcription(s)
• Yakut| Чернышевскай

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Coordinates: 63°01′N 112°28′E﻿ / ﻿63.017°N 112.467°E﻿ / 63.017; 112.467
Country| Russia
Federal subject| Sakha Republic[2]
Administrative district| Mirninsky District[2]
Settlement| Chernyshevsky[2]
Founded| 1959
Urban-type settlement status since| 1961[2]
Elevation

| 365 m (1,198 ft)
Population

(2010 Census)[3]

• Total

| 5,025

Administrative status

• Capital of| Settlement of Chernyshevsky[2]

Municipal status

• Municipal district| Mirninsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement| Chernyshevsky Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of| Chernyshevsky Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone| UTC+9 (MSK+6 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]|

678185

OKTMO ID| 98631162051
Chernyshevsky population2010 Census| 5,025[3]

|

2002 Census| 5,310[7]
1989 Census| 8,298[8]
1979 Census| 6,029[9]

Chernyshevsky (Russian: Черныше́вский; Yakut: Чернышевскай, romanized: Çernışevskay) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Mirninsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 92 kilometers (57 mi) from Mirny, the administrative center of the district,[2] on the southern edge of the Central Siberian Plateau on the Vilyuy River, a tributary of the Lena. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,025.[3]

## History

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It was founded in 1959 with the construction of the dam and hydroelectric plant on the Vilyuy River[citation needed] and granted urban-type settlement status in 1961.[2] It was named after Nikolay Chernyshevsky, who was exiled in Siberia from 1864 until 1883, including from 1871 in nearby Vilyuysk.

After the hydroelectric project was completed in 1976, a large number of inhabitants moved away, with the population falling by almost a third between 1970 and 1979 but remaining fairly stable in the following years.

## Administrative and municipal status

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Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Chernyshevsky[1] is incorporated within Mirninsky District as the Settlement of Chernyshevsky.[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Chernyshevsky is incorporated within Mirninsky Municipal District as Chernyshevsky Urban Settlement.[4]

## Economy and infrastructure

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Chernyshevsky is the site of the Vilyuy Dam, the first major hydroelectric project in the world to be built on permafrost, and with the coldest operating conditions of any hydroelectric plant in the world.[10] The dam and the associated hydroelectric plant (Vilyuyskaya GES) are the main employers. The plant has a capacity of 680 MW and supplies power for the diamond mining activities in the nearby Udachny and Mirny.

There is also some fish farming in the reservoir behind the Vilyuy Dam, as well as some timber production and a geological research organization.

### Transportation

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Chernyshevsky lies on the road leading from Lensk on the Lena River to Mirny and Udachny. This is currently being upgraded as the future Anabar Highway, which will connect up to the Anabar River and the Arctic Ocean.

## Climate

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Chernyshevsky has a harsh subarctic climate (Dfc).

Climate data for Chernyshevsky, Sakha Republic

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 4.9
(40.8)  | 2.2
(36.0)  | 12.8
(55.0)  | 16.9
(62.4)  | 29.5
(85.1)  | 32.8
(91.0)  | 36.9
(98.4)  | 32.2
(90.0)  | 26.1
(79.0)  | 16.1
(61.0)  | 5.0
(41.0)  | −1.1
(30.0)  | 36.9
(98.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | −28.0
(−18.4)  | −24.0
(−11.2)  | −12.1
(10.2)  | −1.9
(28.6)  | 8.0
(46.4)  | 18.3
(64.9)  | 22.0
(71.6)  | 18.0
(64.4)  | 8.7
(47.7)  | −4.1
(24.6)  | −19.6
(−3.3)  | −26.6
(−15.9)  | −3.2
(26.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | −31.1
(−24.0)  | −27.6
(−17.7)  | −16.8
(1.8)  | −6.4
(20.5)  | 3.9
(39.0)  | 13.4
(56.1)  | 17.0
(62.6)  | 13.2
(55.8)  | 4.8
(40.6)  | −6.9
(19.6)  | −22.8
(−9.0)  | −29.8
(−21.6)  | −7.2
(19.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −34.8
(−30.6)  | −32.1
(−25.8)  | −22.4
(−8.3)  | −12.7
(9.1)  | −1.4
(29.5)  | 7.3
(45.1)  | 11.0
(51.8)  | 7.8
(46.0)  | 0.5
(32.9)  | −10.6
(12.9)  | −26.9
(−16.4)  | −33.9
(−29.0)  | −12.1
(10.2)
Record low °C (°F)  | −57.2
(−71.0)  | −53.9
(−65.0)  | −50.0
(−58.0)  | −43.9
(−47.0)  | −17.8
(0.0)  | −11.0
(12.2)  | 0.0
(32.0)  | −7.8
(18.0)  | −15.0
(5.0)  | −37.2
(−35.0)  | −51.1
(−60.0)  | −60.0
(−76.0)  | −60.0
(−76.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 19.2
(0.76)  | 18.0
(0.71)  | 27.8
(1.09)  | 32.7
(1.29)  | 37.7
(1.48)  | 57.2
(2.25)  | 52.3
(2.06)  | 44.7
(1.76)  | 47.0
(1.85)  | 56.2
(2.21)  | 34.6
(1.36)  | 23.7
(0.93)  | 451.1
(17.76)
Average precipitation days  | 24.0  | 20.6  | 18.1  | 13.8  | 12.6  | 12.2  | 10.4  | 13.0  | 17.0  | 25.7  | 25.3  | 22.9  | 215.6
Source: [11]

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ a b According to Article 7 of the Law #77-I, lower-level administrative divisions with the status of a settlement have their administrative centers in an inhabited locality with the status of an urban-type settlement. According to the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic, Chernyshevsky is the administrative center of the Settlement of Chernyshevsky.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
3. ^ a b c 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.
4. ^ a b c d Law #173-Z 353-III
5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
7. ^ 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).
8. ^ 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.
9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
10. ^ Yanity, Brian B. (2007). Cold Climate Problems of a Micro-hydroelectric Development on Crow Creek, Alaska. pp. 8–9\. ISBN 978-0-54945-634-6.
11. ^ "Weather Averages for Chernyshevsky, Sakha Republic (1948-2011)". climatebase.ru. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

### Sources

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* Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Mirninsky District. (in Russian)
* Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

## External links

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* Unofficial website of Chernyshevsky (in Russian)

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Administrative divisions of Sakha

Capital: Yakutsk • Rural localities

| Districts|

* Abyysky
* Aldansky
* Allaikhovsky
* Amginsky
* Anabarsky
* Bulunsky
* Churapchinsky
* Eveno-Bytantaysky National
* Gorny
* Khangalassky
* Kobyaysky
* Lensky
* Megino-Kangalassky
* Mirninsky
* Momsky
* Namsky
* Neryungrinsky
* Nizhnekolymsky
* Nyurbinsky
* Olenyoksky
* Olyokminsky
* Oymyakonsky
* Srednekolymsky
* Suntarsky
* Tattinsky
* Tomponsky
* Ust-Aldansky
* Ust-Maysky
* Ust-Yansky
* Verkhnekolymsky
* Verkhnevilyuysky
* Verkhoyansky
* Vilyuysky
* Zhigansky

Cities and towns|

* Aldan
* Lensk
* Mirny
* Neryungri
* Nyurba
* Olyokminsk
* Pokrovsk
* Srednekolymsk
* Tommot
* Udachny
* Verkhoyansk
* Vilyuysk
* Yakutsk

Urban-type settlements|

* Allakh-Yun
* Almazny
* Artyk
* Aykhal
* Batagay
* Belaya Gora
* Berkakit
* Bezymyanny
* Bolshoy Nimnyr
* Chernyshevsky
* Chersky
* Chokurdakh
* Chulman
* Deputatsky
* Dzhebariki-Khaya
* Eldikan
* Ese-Khayya
* Khandyga
* Khani
* Kysyl-Syr
* Lebediny
* Leninsky
* Mokhsogollokh
* Nagorny
* Nizhneyansk
* Nizhny Bestyakh
* Nizhny Kuranakh
* Peleduy
* Sangar
* Serebryany Bor
* Solnechny
* Svetly
* Tiksi
* Torgo
* Ust-Kuyga
* Ust-Maya
* Ust-Nera
* Vitim
* Yllymakh
* Yugoryonok
* Zarechny
* Zhatay
* Zolotinka
* Zvyozdochka
* Zyryanka

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