Syktyvkar

toun in Roushie

Syktyvkar (Roushie: Сыктывкар; Komi: Сыктывкар) is the caipital ceety o the Komi Republic, Roushie. Population: 235,006 (2010 Census);[2] 230,011 (2002 Census);[7] 232,117 (1989 Census).[8]

Syktyvkar

Сыктывкар
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 • KomiСыктывкар
Banner o Syktyvkar
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Coat of airms o Syktyvkar
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Location o Syktyvkar
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Syktyvkar is located in Roushie
Syktyvkar
Syktyvkar
Location o Syktyvkar
Syktyvkar is located in Komi Republic
Syktyvkar
Syktyvkar
Syktyvkar (Komi Republic)
Coordinates: 61°40′N 50°49′E / 61.667°N 50.817°E / 61.667; 50.817Coordinates: 61°40′N 50°49′E / 61.667°N 50.817°E / 61.667; 50.817
KintraRoushie
Federal subjectKomi Republic[1]
Kent syne16t century
Ceety status syne1780
Area
 • Total152 km2 (59 sq mi)
Elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Population
 • Total235,006
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
245,083 (+4.3%)
 • Rank81st in 2010
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
 • Subordinatit taeceety o republic significance o Syktyvkar[1]
 • Caipital oKomi Republic[1]
 • Caipital oceety o republic significance o Syktyvkar[1]
 • Urban okrugSyktyvkar Urban Okrug[4]
 • Caipital oSyktyvkar Urban Okrug[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (Moscow Time Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
167000, 167001, 167011
Dialin code(s)+7 8212
Twin tounsAtyrau, Debrecen, Lovech, Mogilev, TaiyuanEdit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID87701000001
Websitewww.syktyvkar.komi.com

Etymologie eedit

The ceety's current name comes frae Syktyv, the Komi name for the same river, plus kar, meanin "ceety".

Geografie eedit

Syktyvkar is locatit on the Sysola River, which is the oreegin o its umwhile name Ust-Sysolsk. The ceety is locatit near tae the pynt whaur the Sysola joins the lairger Vychegda River, which is itsel a branch o the Northren Dvina.

History eedit

It is believit that thare haes been a dounset at the ceety's present steid syne at least the 16t century. It wis grantit ceety status bi Catherine the Great in 1780, an later became the admeenistrative centre o Komi Autonomous Oblast. It haes retained its poseetion as the Komi caipital syne that pynt, awtho a lairge influx o ethnic Roushies in the 20t century haes actually left the Komi in a minority thare.

The majority o the population wur merchants an peasants. The main occupations o the indwallers wur agricultur, cattle-breedin, huntin, fishin, an tred.

Bi the beginnin o the 20t century, the population haed grown tae 6,000 fowk. The Tsarist govrenment made the Komi region a place o poleetical exile.

In 1921, Ust-Sysolsk wis gien the status o admeenistrative centre o the newly formit Komi Autonomous Soviet Republic. It wis gien the name o Syktyvkar, which is Komi for "a toun on the Sysola". In 1936, Syktyvkar became the caipital o the Komi ASSR.

Admeenistrative an municipal status eedit

Syktyvkar is the caipital o the republic.[1] Athin the framewirk o admeenistrative diveesions, it is, thegither wi three urban-teep dounsets an three landwart localities, incorporatit as the ceety o republic significance o Syktyvkar—an admeenistrative unit wi the status equal tae that o the destricts.[1] As a municipal diveesion, the ceety o republic significance o Syktyvkar is incorporatit as Syktyvkar Urban Okrug.[4]

Economy eedit

The Sysola, Vychegda, an Northren Dvina Rivers are navigable an are a major transport route o forestry products frae Syktyvkar. Lummer an firthcrafts are the ceety's lairgest industries.

Previously Komiinteravia haed its heid office in Syktyvkar.[9]

Transportation eedit

The ceety is servit bi Syktyvkar Airport an Syktyvkar Southwest airfield.

Cultur an education eedit

Syktyvkar is the centre o the cultural life in the republic. The auldest museum o the Republic o Komi, the Naitional Museum, wis foondit in 1911. Nouadays, the Naitional Museum is the Leeteratur Memorial Museum o Ivan Kuratov an the museum o Viktor Savin.

The Naitional Gallery wis foondit in Syktyvkar in 1943. It walcomes exhibitions frae different museums o the kintra.

In 1930 Victor Savin, a poet, playwricht, stage manager an actor, foondit the Drama theatre o the Republic o Komi an the theatre still cairies his name. Nouadays this theatre is ane o centres o spiritual an airtistic cultur o aw fowk who live in the republic. Plays o Nicolai Diakonov, Vasili Lecanov, Alexandre Larev an ithers are familiar tae iverybody who kens the history o Komi cultur. In 1966 the Drama theatre wis gien the status o the Academic theater.

The Theatre o Opera an Ballet began its history in 1958.

The Naitional Library nummers 2.5 million volumes, includin beuks in the Roushie leid, foreign leids an in the Komi leid.

Syktyvkar State University wis foondit in 1972 an haes ower 3,500 full-time students an 250 faculty memmers.[10]

Sports eedit

Stroitel which haes played mony saisons in the heichest diveesion o the Roushie Bandy League, is nou ane o anerlie twa clubs in a lawer diveesion wi an airtificial ice.[1]

Climate eedit

Syktyvkar experiences a continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) wi lang, cauld winters an short, wairm simmers.

Climate data for Syktyvkar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average heich °C (°F) −12.7
(9.1)
−9.6
(14.7)
−1.4
(29.5)
6.3
(43.3)
14.0
(57.2)
19.9
(67.8)
22.9
(73.2)
19.0
(66.2)
12.0
(53.6)
3.1
(37.6)
−3.7
(25.3)
−8.9
(16.0)
5.1
(41.1)
Average law °C (°F) −20.8
(−5.4)
−17.6
(0.3)
−10.5
(13.1)
−3.4
(25.9)
3.0
(37.4)
8.7
(47.7)
12.1
(53.8)
9.2
(48.6)
4.4
(39.9)
−1.8
(28.8)
−9.2
(15.4)
−15.7
(3.7)
−3.5
(25.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 32
(1.3)
24
(0.9)
25
(1.0)
32
(1.3)
41
(1.6)
59
(2.3)
73
(2.9)
59
(2.3)
58
(2.3)
58
(2.3)
46
(1.8)
38
(1.5)
545
(21.5)
Average precipitation days 10 7 7 8 8 10 10 10 11 13 12 12 118
Source: World Meteorological Organisation (UN) [11]

Twin touns an sister ceeties eedit

Syktyvkar is twinned wi:[12]

References eedit

Notes eedit

  1. a b c d e f g Law #16-RZ
  2. a b Roushie Federal State Stateestics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 Aw-Roushie Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 Aw-Roushie Population Census] (in Roushie). Federal State Stateestics Service.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  3. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Roushie Federal State Stateestics Service. Retrieved 23 Januar 2019.
  4. a b c Law #11-RZ
  5. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Roushie). 3 Juin 2011. Retrieved 19 Januar 2019.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Roushie)
  7. Roushie Federal State Stateestics Service (21 Mey 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 o Roushie, Its Federal Destricts, Federal Subjects, Destricts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Admeenistrative Centres, an Rural Localities wi Population o Ower 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [Aw-Roushie Population Census o 2002] (in Roushie).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  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" [Aw Union Population Census o 1989: Present Population o Union an Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts an Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Destricts, Urban Settlements, an Veelages Servin as Destrict Admeenistrative Centres]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [Aw-Union Population Census o 1989] (in Roushie). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute o Demografie at the Naitional Resairch Varsity: Heicher Schuil o Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  9. "Directory: World Airlines. Flight International. 23–29 March 2004. 95. "Sovetskaya Street 69, Skytyvkar, Komi Zone ATD, Russia"
  10. "UNIVERSITY OF SYKTYVKAR". Valdosta State University. Archived frae the original on 2 Juin 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  11. "World Weather Information Service – Syktyvkar". United Nations. Archived frae the original on 13 Mairch 2013. Retrieved 1 Januar 2011.
  12. Syktyvkar Regions and cities

Sources eedit

  • Государственный Совет Республики Коми. Закон №13-РЗ от 6 марта 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Коми», в ред. Закона №37-РЗ от 11 мая 2012 г «Об объединении муниципальных образований городского поселения "Сосногорск" и сельских поселений "Верхнеижемский", "Вис", "Ираель", "Керки", "Малая Пера", "Поляна", "Усть-Ухта", расположенных на территории муниципального образования муниципального района "Сосногорск" в Республике 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 #37-RZ of May 11, 2012 On the Merger of the Municipal Formations of the Urban Settlement of "Sosnogorsk" and the Rural Settlements of "Verkhneizhemsky", "Vis", "Irayel", "Kerki", "Malaya Pera", "Polyana", "Ust-Ukhta", Located on the Territory of the Municipal Formation of the Municipal District of "Sosnogorsk" in the Komi Republic, and on Amending Various Laws of the Komi Republic Due to the Merger. 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 №37-РЗ от 11 мая 2012 г «Об объединении муниципальных образований городского поселения "Сосногорск" и сельских поселений "Верхнеижемский", "Вис", "Ираель", "Керки", "Малая Пера", "Поляна", "Усть-Ухта", расположенных на территории муниципального образования муниципального района "Сосногорск" в Республике 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 #37-RZ of May 11, 2012 On the Merger of the Municipal Formations of the Urban Settlement of "Sosnogorsk" and the Rural Settlements of "Verkhneizhemsky", "Vis", "Irayel", "Kerki", "Malaya Pera", "Polyana", "Ust-Ukhta", Located on the Territory of the Municipal Formation of the Municipal District of "Sosnogorsk" in the Komi Republic, and on Amending Various Laws of the Komi Republic Due to the Merger. Effective as of April 1, 2005.).

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