Udachny
| Udachny (English) Удачный (Russian) Удачнай (Yakut) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Mirninsky District[1] |
| Town | Udachny[1] |
| Administrative center of | Town of Udachny[1] |
| Municipal status (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Mirninsky Municipal District[2] |
| Urban settlement | Udachny Urban Settlement[2] |
| Administrative center of | Udachny Urban Settlement[2] |
| Head[citation needed] | Artur Prikhodko[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 12,613 inhabitants[3] |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1968[citation needed] |
| Town status since | 1987[1] |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 678188 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 41136[citation needed] |
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| 2010 Census | 12,613[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 15,698[6] |
| 1989 Census | 19,603[7] |
| 1979 Census | 11,604[8] |
Udachny (Russian: Удачный; IPA: [ʊˈdatɕnɨj], lit. successful or lucky; Yakut: Удачнай, Udacnay) is a town in Mirninsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Markha River, 508 kilometers (316 mi) from Mirny, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 12,613.[3]
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History
The Udachnaya pipe diamond deposit was discovered in 1955. Due to its isolated location, it was not exploited until the 1960s. In conjunction with the beginnings of diamond production, the urban-type settlement of Udachny was founded in 1968;[citation needed] town status was granted to it in 1987.[1]
As part of a plan to create the basin for a tailings dam for the nearby diamond mine, a 1.7 kiloton atomic bomb was detonated 98 meters (322 ft) underground near Udachny on October 2, 1974. Original plans had called for eight similar explosions to be conducted; however, due to radioactive fallout being far greater than expected, the project was halted after the first blast. The shaft in which the explosion was held was not plugged until eighteen years later, with an estimated 7-to-20-meter (23 to 66 ft) thick concrete sarcophagus.[9]
Administrative and municipal status
As an inhabited locality, Udachny is classified as a town under district jurisdiction.[1] Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality (the selo of Polyarny), incorporated within Mirninsky District as the Town of Udachny.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Udachny is incorporated within Mirninsky Municipal District as Udachny Urban Settlement.[2]
Economy
Diamond mining remains the principal economic activity in the town. Udachny is the second most important diamond production site after Mirny for the state-owned ALROSA corporation.
Climate
Udachny has an extreme subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfd). Winters are extremely cold, with average temperatures from −43.6 °C (−46.5 °F) to −35.2 °C (−31.4 °F) in January, while summers are mild, with average temperatures from +8.4 °C (47.1 °F) to +20.1 °C (68.2 °F) in July. Precipitation is quite low, but is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −35.2 (−31.4) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−6.1 (21) |
3.8 (38.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−31.5 (−24.7) |
−7.68 (18.16) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −39.4 (−38.9) |
−35.2 (−31.4) |
−24.3 (−11.7) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−29.8 (−21.6) |
−36.0 (−32.8) |
−12.75 (9.07) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −43.6 (−46.5) |
−40.0 (−40) |
−30.9 (−23.6) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−34.1 (−29.4) |
−40.4 (−40.7) |
−17.76 (0.04) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12 (0.47) |
9 (0.35) |
11 (0.43) |
16 (0.63) |
27 (1.06) |
46 (1.81) |
59 (2.32) |
50 (1.97) |
34 (1.34) |
28 (1.1) |
20 (0.79) |
14 (0.55) |
326 (12.82) |
| Source: http://en.climate-data.org/location/30312/ | |||||||||||||
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #173-Z #353-III
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ Report on the underground explosion near Udachny in 1974 and its status in 2000 (Russian)
Sources
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Mirninsky District. (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.).
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