Syktyvkar
Syktyvkar
Сыктывкар | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Komi | Сыктывкар |
.svg) Flag _(2008).svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Syktyvkar  | |
  Syktyvkar Location of Syktyvkar .svg) Syktyvkar Syktyvkar (European Russia)  Syktyvkar Syktyvkar (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 61°40′N 50°49′E / 61.667°N 50.817°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Komi Republic[1] |
| Founded | 1586 |
| City status since | 1780 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Natalia Khozyainova |
| 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 |
| Twin towns | Atyrau, Debrecen, Los Altos, Lovech, Cullera, Mogilev, Taiyuan, Kemer |
| Website | www |
Syktyvkar (/sɪktɪfˈkɑːr/,[8] Russian: Сыктывка́р, IPA: [sɨktɨfˈkar]; Komi: Сыктывкар) is the capital city of the Komi Republic in Russia. It is also its largest city. Before 1930, it was named Ust-Sysolsk, after the Sysola River.
Origin of its name[change | change source]
The name of the city comes from Syktyv, the Komi name for the Sysola River, plus kar, meaning "city".
Geography[change | change source]
Syktyvkar is located on the Sysola River. It is the origin of its old name Ust-Sysolsk. The city is close to where the Sysola joins the larger Vychegda River, which is a branch of the Northern Dvina.
Economy[change | change source]
The Sysola, the Vychegda, and the Northern Dvina are easy to travel on and are a major transport route of forestry products from Syktyvkar. Lumber and woodcrafts are the city's largest industries.
Previously, Komiinteravia had its head office in Syktyvkar.[9]
Transportation[change | change source]
The city is served by Syktyvkar Airport and Syktyvkar Southwest airfield. The city also has a railway station. Syktyvkar is the end point of route R176 (Vyatka Highway).
Events[change | change source]
- In January 2017 the Bandy Y-19 World Championship was organized in Syktyvkar.[10]
- Syktyvkar was to host the 2021 Bandy World Championship,[11] for which an indoor arena was to be erected.[12] However, the tournament was delayed many times because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was removed from Syktyvkar altogether due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13]
Climate[change | change source]
Syktyvkar has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) with long, cold winters and short, warm summers. Compared with areas at a similar latitude in Siberia, winters are less extreme, but still much longer than summer and a bit cold by European standards.
| Climate data for Syktyvkar (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1888–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
35.3 (95.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
35.3 (95.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.4 (7.9) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
1.8 (35.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
| 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) | 45 (1.8) |
36 (1.4) |
36 (1.4) |
37 (1.5) |
52 (2.0) |
71 (2.8) |
72 (2.8) |
80 (3.1) |
62 (2.4) |
61 (2.4) |
52 (2.0) |
49 (1.9) |
653 (25.7) |
| Average rainy days | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 159 |
| Average snowy days | 28 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 28 | 171 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 81 | 75 | 67 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 20 | 64 | 125 | 185 | 254 | 278 | 278 | 200 | 103 | 49 | 22 | 9 | 1,587 |
| Source 1: Погода и Климат[14] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun, 1961–1990)[15] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – sister cities[change | change source]
Syktyvkar is twinned with:[16]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #16-RZ
- ↑ Сайт администрации МО ГО 'Сыктывкар' — Краткая справка Archived December 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 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. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Law #11-RZ
- ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ↑ "Dictionary.com". Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Directory: World Airlines. Flight International. 23–29 March 2004. 95 Archived November 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. "Sovetskaya Street 69, Skytyvkar, Komi Zone ATD, Russia"
- ↑ "Championship homepage". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Google Translate". Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Google Translate". Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Herrarnas bandy-VM i Ryssland ställs in - ryssarna stängs av från mästerskap i Sverige". March 2022.
- ↑ "Climate Syktyvkar". Pogoda.ru.net. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "SYKTYVKAR 1961–1990". NOAA. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "Сыктывкар и его побратимы: что известно о сотрудничестве между городами". komionline.ru (in Russian). Komi Online. 2019-05-22. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Official website of Syktyvkar Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- All news of Syktyvkar and Republic of Komi (in Russian)
- Syktyvkar. History (in Russian)
- About Syktyvkar: Churches, History & Photogallery (in Russian)
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