Naryan-Mar

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Naryan-Mar (English)
Нарьян-Мар (Russian)
Няръяна марˮ (Nenets)
-  Town[1]  -
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Top left: Nenets Autonomous Federal Hall; top right; Zapolyarnaya Stolitsa Avenue; second from the top: Naryan-Mar post office; second from the bottom: Town Administration building; bottom left: a church in Naryan-Mar; bottom right: culture center
Map of Russia - Nenets Autonomous Okrug (2008-03).svg
Location of Nenets Autonomous Okrug in Russia
Location of Naryan-Mar in Nenets Autonomous Okrug
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Administrative status (as of April 2015)
Country Russia
Federal subject Nenets Autonomous Okrug[1]
Administratively subordinated to city of okrug significance of Naryan-Mar[1]
Administrative center of Nenets Autonomous Okrug,[1] city of okrug significance of Naryan-Mar[1]
Municipal status (as of April 2015)
Urban okrug Naryan-Mar Urban Okrug[1]
Administrative center of Naryan-Mar Urban Okrug[1]
Mayor[2] Tatiana Fedorova[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 21,658 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1930[citation needed]
Postal code(s)[5] 166000
Dialing code(s) +7 81853[citation needed]
Official website
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Naryan-Mar]] on Wikimedia Commons

Naryan-Mar (Russian: Нарья́н-Мар; Nenets: Няръянa марˮ, Nyar'yana marq, lit. "red town") is a sea and river port town and the administrative center of Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The town is situated on the right bank of the Pechora River, 110 kilometers (68 mi) upstream from the river's mouth, on the Barents Sea. Naryan-Mar lies north of the Arctic Circle. Population: 21,658 (2010 Census);[3] 18,611 (2002 Census);[6] 20,182 (1989 Census);[7] 17,000 (1973).

History

Industrial development in the area around Naryan-Mar began in 1930, in the course of the First Five-Year Plan of the Soviet Union. The growth of the region was the direct result of the development of the Pechora coalfield and the construction of related industrial infrastructure.

Naryan-Mar was for many years a center of the lumber industry, and possess several large, and currently defunct, lumber mills. At present, the biggest employer in the town is the petroleum company LUKoil.

The town's importance derives from being the only developed commercial port in an area of several thousand square miles. As a result, Naryan-Mar has a reasonably well developed tourist and hospitality services, with several saunas and hotels. The town also hosts a local museum, a large World War II memorial, an Orthodox church, and a historic district which predates the foundation of the modern city. Sports fishing is also possible in the area.

Administrative and municipal status

Naryan-Mar is the administrative center of the autonomous okrug.[1] Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Naryan-Mar—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Naryan-Mar is incorporated as Naryan-Mar Urban Okrug.[1]

Transportation

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The port of Naryan-Mar

The town is served by the Naryan-Mar Airport, which is connected to the town by the 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)-long A-381.

Climate

Naryan-Mar has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) with short, mild summers that may exceed +25 °C (77 °F) and very cold winters. Precipitation is somewhat greater in summer than in winter.

Climate data for Naryan-Mar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9)		 2.8
(37)		 7.9
(46.2)		 14.2
(57.6)		 27.8
(82)		 33.4
(92.1)		 33.9
(93)		 30.8
(87.4)		 23.9
(75)		 17.2
(63)		 6.5
(43.7)		 3.0
(37.4)		 33.9
(93)
Average high °C (°F) −13.2
(8.2)		 −12.8
(9)		 −6.6
(20.1)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 4.7
(40.5)		 14.1
(57.4)		 18.8
(65.8)		 14.7
(58.5)		 9.3
(48.7)		 1.6
(34.9)		 −6.5
(20.3)		 −10.1
(13.8)		 1.0
(33.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −17.2
(1)		 −16.9
(1.6)		 −10.9
(12.4)		 −6.6
(20.1)		 0.6
(33.1)		 8.8
(47.8)		 13.5
(56.3)		 10.5
(50.9)		 5.8
(42.4)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 −9.6
(14.7)		 −14.0
(6.8)		 −3.1
(26.4)
Average low °C (°F) −21.7
(−7.1)		 −21.4
(−6.5)		 −15.5
(4.1)		 −11.2
(11.8)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 4.7
(40.5)		 9.2
(48.6)		 7.1
(44.8)		 3.0
(37.4)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 −13.2
(8.2)		 −18.3
(−0.9)		 −6.9
(19.6)
Record low °C (°F) −47.4
(−53.3)		 −46.5
(−51.7)		 −45.4
(−49.7)		 −36.3
(−33.3)		 −23.7
(−10.7)		 −7.2
(19)		 0.0
(32)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 −7.8
(18)		 −26.4
(−15.5)		 −40.2
(−40.4)		 −47.6
(−53.7)		 −47.6
(−53.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29
(1.14)		 24
(0.94)		 26
(1.02)		 29
(1.14)		 37
(1.46)		 48
(1.89)		 55
(2.17)		 70
(2.76)		 60
(2.36)		 52
(2.05)		 37
(1.46)		 36
(1.42)		 503
(19.8)
Average rainy days 3 2 3 7 14 20 20 25 24 16 6 4 144
Average snowy days 24 22 23 17 11 2 0 0 1 12 20 24 156
Average relative humidity (%) 82 82 81 78 76 72 75 83 86 88 87 84 81.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 6.0 47.0 128.0 200.0 187.0 248.0 264.0 160.0 98.0 52.0 13.0 1.0 1,404
Source #1: Pogoda.ru.net[8]
Source #2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[9]

Twin towns and sister cities

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Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

The town is twinned with:[10]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Law #557-OZ
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Krasny Tundrovik. Interview with Mayor Tatiana Fedorova (Russian)
  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.
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  10. ↑ [1]

Sources

  • Собрание депутатов Ненецкого автономного округа. Закон №557-ОЗ от 24 февраля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ненецкого автономного округа», в ред. Закона №155-ОЗ от 1 декабря 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в часть 1 статьи 2 Закона Ненецкого автономного округа "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ненецкого автономного округа"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Няръяна Вындер", №28, 28 февраля 2005 г. (Council of Deputies of Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Law #557-OZ of February 24, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Nenets Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #155-OZ of December 1, 2015 On Amending Part 1 of Article 2 of the Law of Nenets Autonomous Okrug "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Nenets Autonomous Okrug". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).


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