Krasnoarmeysky
Красноармейский | |
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Urban-type settlement[1] (abolished) | |
Coordinates: 69°32′29″N 171°59′38″E / 69.54139°N 171.99389°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[2] |
Administrative district | Chaunsky District[2] |
Founded | 1940 |
Abolished | 1998[3] |
Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9 [4]) |
Postal code(s)[5] | 686631 |
OKTMO ID | 77705000070 |
Krasnoarmeysky (Russian: Красноармейский, literally Red Army; Chukot: Пырӄаӄай, Pyrḳaḳaj) was an inhabited locality (an urban-type settlement) in Chaunsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 0 (2002 Census);[2] 2,299 (1989 Census)[6]
The settlement was founded in March 1940 on the banks of the Pyrkanayvaam River, 100 km from Pevek[7] to house the miners and administrative workers from the Pyrkakay (Russian: Пыркакай) tin mine, with the name being changed to Krasnoarmeysky in January 1942 to honour the victories of the Red Army.[8] It was given settlement status in 1953, but was determined to no longer be economically viable in 1998.[9] As of 2009, Krasnoarmeysky is included in the list of settlements currently in the process of being liquidated.[1]
The mines were declared unprofitable and that there was no possibility of developing any other form of economy in 1999 and the settlement was closed along with a number of others in Chukotka.[3] The Russian government guaranteed funds to transport non-working pensioners and the unemployed in liquidated settlements including Krasnoarmeysky from Chukotka to other parts of Russia.[3] The Ministry of Railways was obliged to lease containers for the transportation of the migrants' goods to the Chukotkan administration and ensure that they were delivered to the various settlements.[3] The population table below shows the impact on the settlement as a result of the closure of the mines.
1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2002 |
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1156 | 1583[10] | 2324[11] | 2290[12] | 0[13] |
Krasnoarmeysky has a Tundra climate (ET)[14] because the warmest month has an average temperature between 0 °C (32 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F).
Climate data for Krasnoarmeysky | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
0 (32) |
28.1 (82.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
18 (64) |
16 (61) |
9 (48) |
9 (48) |
29.8 (85.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −15.9 (3.4) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
0 (32) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8 (46) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−17 (1) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.4 (−4.7) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−20 (−4) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −45 (−49) |
−46 (−51) |
−42.3 (−44.1) |
−36.7 (−34.1) |
−26 (−15) |
−6 (21) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−42 (−44) |
−41 (−42) |
−43 (−45) |
−46 (−51) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 36 (1.4) |
6 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
6 (0.2) |
21 (0.8) |
12 (0.5) |
12 (0.5) |
6 (0.2) |
9 (0.4) |
12 (0.5) |
132 (5.2) |
Average snowy days | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 118 |
Source: [15] |