Tomtor (Russian: Томтор) is a rural locality (a selo), the administrative centre of, and one of four settlements in addition to Aeroport, Agayakan and Kuydusun in Sordonnokhsky Rural Okrug of Oymyakonsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located 570 kilometers (350 mi) from Ust-Nera, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2002 Census was 1,256.[1]
Tomtor
Томтор | |
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Selo[1] | |
![]() Tomtor during the winter | |
Location of Tomtor ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 63°15′46″N 143°12′39″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
Administrative district | Oymyakonsky District[1] |
Rural okrug | Second Borogonsky Rural Okrug[1] |
Population | |
• Estimate (2002)[1] | 1,256 |
Administrative status | |
• Capital of | Second Borogonsky Rural Okrug[1] |
Municipal status | |
• Municipal district | Oymyakonsky Municipal District[2] |
• Rural settlement | Second Borogonsky Rural Settlement[2] |
• Capital of | Second Borogonsky Rural Settlement[2] |
Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7 ![]() |
Postal code(s)[4] | 678750 |
OKTMO ID | 98639410101 |
Tomtor is located near the left bank of the Kuydusun river, not far from its mouth in the Indigirka.[5]
Tomtor has a monsoon-influenced extreme subarctic climate (Dwd in the Köppen climate classification).
Climate data for Tomtor | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | −36.9 (−34.4) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−26.8 (−16.2) |
−35.9 (−32.6) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −39.6 (−39.3) |
−35.3 (−31.5) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
12 (54) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−29.9 (−21.8) |
−38.3 (−36.9) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
Average low °C (°F) | −42.7 (−44.9) |
−40.4 (−40.7) |
−30.1 (−22.2) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
−40.8 (−41.4) |
−16.8 (1.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7 (0.3) |
6 (0.2) |
8 (0.3) |
15 (0.6) |
33 (1.3) |
61 (2.4) |
71 (2.8) |
67 (2.6) |
44 (1.7) |
19 (0.7) |
13 (0.5) |
7 (0.3) |
351 (13.7) |
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/asia/russian-federation/sakha-republic/tomtor-45101/ |
Rural localities in Oymyakonsky District | |||
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