Ukhta

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

For other uses of "Ukhta", see Ukhta (disambiguation).
Ukhta (English)
Ухта (Russian)
Уква (Komi)
-  Town[1]  -
Map of Russia - Komi Republic (2008-03).svg
Location of the Komi Republic in Russia
Ukhta is located in Komi Republic
Ukhta
Ukhta
Location of Ukhta in the Komi Republic
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
70px
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of October 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Komi Republic[1]
Administratively subordinated to town of republic significance of Ukhta[1]
Administrative center of town of republic significance of Ukhta[1]
Municipal status (as of October 2011)
Urban okrug Ukhta Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Ukhta Urban Okrug[2]
Mayor[citation needed] Igor Mikhel[citation needed]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 99,591 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 166th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1929[citation needed]
Town status since 1943[citation needed]
Previous names Chibyu (until 1939)[citation needed]
Postal code(s)[5] 169300
Dialing code(s) +7 8216[6]
Official website
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Ukhta]] on Wikimedia Commons

Ukhta (Russian: Ухта́; Komi: Уква, Ukva) is an important industrial town in the Komi Republic of Russia. Population: 99,591 (2010 Census);[3] 103,340 (2002 Census);[7] 110,548 (1989 Census).[8]

History

File:Ukhta 50s.jpg
Ukhta in the 1950s

Oil springs along the Ukhta River were already known in the 17th century. In the mid-19th century, industrialist M. K. Sidorov started to drill for oil in this area. It was one of the first oil wells in Russia. There was homecraft oil-field in 1920–1921 in Ukhta. Lying on the river of the same name, the settlement was founded as the village of Chibyu in 1929, but in 1939 it was renamed Ukhta.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1943 when it was linked to the Pechora Railway.[citation needed] To the east of the town is Sosnogorsk, and to the southwest—Yarega. In addition to its rail link, Ukhta also has an airport.

The town expanded in the 1940s and 1950s by use of political prisoners' forced labor.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with four urban-type settlements (Borovoy, Vodny, Shudayag, and Yarega) and thirteen rural localities, incorporated as the town of republic significance of Ukhta—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Ukhta is incorporated as Ukhta Urban Okrug.[2]

Economy

Ukhta lies within the Pechora River basin, an important oil and gas-producing region. The oilfields lie just south of the city. Some of the Ukhta's oil is refined locally; most, however, is piped to oil refineries between St. Petersburg and Moscow. There were a few gas pipeline explosions at a distance of five miles from the town since the 1990s.

Climate

Ukhta has a continental subarctic climate[9] with 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 bitterly cold by European standards.

Climate data for Ukhta
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5)		 3.0
(37.4)		 13.0
(55.4)		 23.8
(74.8)		 30.1
(86.2)		 33.5
(92.3)		 35.2
(95.4)		 32.5
(90.5)		 27.4
(81.3)		 20.0
(68)		 8.2
(46.8)		 3.6
(38.5)		 35.2
(95.4)
Average high °C (°F) −13.1
(8.4)		 −10.9
(12.4)		 −2.4
(27.7)		 4.6
(40.3)		 12.0
(53.6)		 19.0
(66.2)		 22.1
(71.8)		 17.3
(63.1)		 10.7
(51.3)		 2.8
(37)		 −6.0
(21.2)		 −10.6
(12.9)		 3.8
(38.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −16.5
(2.3)		 −14.7
(5.5)		 −6.8
(19.8)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 6.3
(43.3)		 13.3
(55.9)		 16.5
(61.7)		 12.4
(54.3)		 6.9
(44.4)		 0.4
(32.7)		 −8.9
(16)		 −13.8
(7.2)		 −0.5
(31.1)
Average low °C (°F) −20.0
(−4)		 −18.1
(−0.6)		 −10.9
(12.4)		 −5.0
(23)		 1.5
(34.7)		 8.2
(46.8)		 11.6
(52.9)		 8.4
(47.1)		 4.0
(39.2)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 −11.3
(11.7)		 −17.2
(1)		 −4.2
(24.4)
Record low °C (°F) −48.5
(−55.3)		 −43.9
(−47)		 −39.2
(−38.6)		 −28.4
(−19.1)		 −16.9
(1.6)		 −4.2
(24.4)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 −3.9
(25)		 −8.8
(16.2)		 −26.4
(−15.5)		 −37.8
(−36)		 −49.0
(−56.2)		 −49.0
(−56.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 32
(1.26)		 26
(1.02)		 29
(1.14)		 28
(1.1)		 44
(1.73)		 66
(2.6)		 71
(2.8)		 69
(2.72)		 54
(2.13)		 55
(2.17)		 40
(1.57)		 39
(1.54)		 553
(21.77)
Source: Weatherbase[10]

Notable people

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #16-RZ
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #11-RZ
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 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.).
  5. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Retrieved on February 19, 2013.

Sources

  • Государственный Совет Республики Коми. Закон №13-РЗ от 6 марта 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Коми», в ред. Закона №171-РЗ от 26 декабря 2014 г. «Об упразднении населённого пункта Верхняя Седка, расположенного на территории Прилузского района Республики Коми, и внесении в связи с этим изменений в некоторые Законы Республики Коми». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Республика", №44, 16 марта 2006 г. (State Council of the Komi Republic. Law #16-RZ of March 6, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Komi Republic, as amended by the Law #171-RZ of December 26, 2014 On Abolishing the Inhabited Locality of Verkhnyaya Sedka Located on the Territory of Priluzsky District of the Komi Republic, and on Amending Various Laws of the Komi Republic Accordingly. Effective as of the official publication date.).
  • Государственный Совет Республики Коми. Закон №11-РЗ от 5 марта 2005 г. «О территориальной организации местного самоуправления в Республике Коми», в ред. Закона №171-РЗ от 26 декабря 2014 г. «Об упразднении населённого пункта Верхняя Седка, расположенного на территории Прилузского района Республики Коми, и внесении в связи с этим изменений в некоторые Законы Республики Коми». Вступил в силу 1 апреля 2005 г.. Опубликован: "Республика", №44–45, 17 марта 2005 г. (State Council of the Komi Republic. Law #11-RZ of March 5, 2005 On the Territorial Organization of the Local Self-Government in the Komi Republic, as amended by the Law #171-RZ of December 26, 2014 On Abolishing the Inhabited Locality of Verkhnyaya Sedka Located on the Territory of Priluzsky District of the Komi Republic, and on Amending Various Laws of the Komi Republic Accordingly. Effective as of April 1, 2005.).

External links

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Ukhta&oldid=1422983"