Syktyvkar
| Syktyvkar (English) Сыктывкар (Russian) Сыктывкар (Komi) | |
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| - City[1] - | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Komi Republic[1] |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of republic significance of Syktyvkar[1] |
| Capital of | Komi Republic[1] |
| Municipal status | |
| Urban okrug | Syktyvkar Urban Okrug[2] |
| Mayor | Natalia Khozyainova |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 152 km2 (59 sq mi)[3] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) | 235,006 inhabitants[4] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 81st |
| Density | 1,546/km2 (4,004/sq mi)[5] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00) |
| Founded | 1586 |
| City status since | 1780 |
| Postal code(s) | 167000, 167002, 167004, 167005, 167009, 167011, 167014, 167018, 167023, 167026, 167031 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8212 |
| Official website | |
Syktyvkar (/sɪktɪfˈkɑːr/,[6] Russian: Сыктывка́р, IPA: [sɨktɨfˈkar]; Komi: Сыктывкар) is the capital city of the Komi Republic in Russia. It is also its largest city. Before 1930, it was named Ust-Sysolsk, after the Sysola River.
Origin of its name
The name of the city comes from Syktyv, the Komi name for the Sysola River, plus kar, meaning "city".
Geography
Syktyvkar is located on the Sysola River. It is the origin of its old name Ust-Sysolsk. The city is close to where the Sysola joins the larger Vychegda River, which is a branch of the Northern Dvina.
Economy
The Sysola, the Vychegda, and the Northern Dvina are easy to travel on and are a major transport route of forestry products from Syktyvkar. Lumber and woodcrafts are the city's largest industries.
Previously, Komiinteravia had its head office in Syktyvkar.[7]
Transportation
The city is served by Syktyvkar Airport and Syktyvkar Southwest airfield. The city also has a railway station. Syktyvkar is the end point of route R176 (Vyatka Highway).
Events
- In January 2017 the Bandy Y-19 World Championship was organized in Syktyvkar.[8]
- Syktyvkar was to host the 2021 Bandy World Championship,[9] for which an indoor arena was to be erected.[10] However, the tournament was delayed many times because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was removed from Syktyvkar altogether due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[11]
Climate
Syktyvkar has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) with long, 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 a bit cold by European standards.
| Climate data for Syktyvkar (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1888–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
35.3 (95.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
35.3 (95.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | -10.2 (13.6) |
-8.1 (17.4) |
-0.6 (30.9) |
7.2 (45) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
-3.6 (25.5) |
-7.9 (17.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | -13.4 (7.9) |
-11.8 (10.8) |
-5.1 (22.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
1.9 (35.4) |
-5.9 (21.4) |
-10.7 (12.7) |
1.8 (35.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -16.8 (1.8) |
-15.3 (4.5) |
-9.3 (15.3) |
-2.3 (27.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.2 (54) |
9.6 (49.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
-0.3 (31.5) |
-8.3 (17.1) |
-13.7 (7.3) |
-2.2 (28) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -46.6 (-51.9) |
-45.4 (-49.7) |
-38.8 (-37.8) |
-27.3 (-17.1) |
-15.0 (5) |
-5.0 (23) |
-0.3 (31.5) |
-2.1 (28.2) |
-8.6 (16.5) |
-29.6 (-21.3) |
-43.5 (-46.3) |
-46.0 (-50.8) |
-46.6 (-51.9) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 45 (1.77) |
36 (1.42) |
36 (1.42) |
37 (1.46) |
52 (2.05) |
71 (2.8) |
72 (2.83) |
80 (3.15) |
62 (2.44) |
61 (2.4) |
52 (2.05) |
49 (1.93) |
653 (25.71) |
| % Humidity | 83 | 81 | 75 | 67 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 78 |
| Avg. rainy days | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 159 |
| Avg. snowy days | 28 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 28 | 171 |
| Sunshine hours | 20 | 64 | 125 | 185 | 254 | 278 | 278 | 200 | 103 | 49 | 22 | 9 | 1,587 |
| Source #1: Погода и Климат[12] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: NOAA (sun, 1961–1990)[13] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – sister cities
Syktyvkar Media
Syktyvkar street scene on a 1961 stamp
Сыктывкар
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Law #16-RZ
- ↑ Law #11-RZ
- ↑ Сайт администрации МО ГО 'Сыктывкар' — Краткая справка Archived December 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
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- ↑ "Dictionary.com". Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Directory: World Airlines. Flight International. 23–29 March 2004. 95 Archived November 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. "Sovetskaya Street 69, Skytyvkar, Komi Zone ATD, Russia"
- ↑ "Championship homepage". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Google Translate". Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Google Translate". Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Herrarnas bandy-VM i Ryssland ställs in - ryssarna stängs av från mästerskap i Sverige". March 2022.
- ↑ "Climate Syktyvkar". Pogoda.ru.net. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "SYKTYVKAR 1961–1990". NOAA. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "Сыктывкар и его побратимы: что известно о сотрудничестве между городами". komionline.ru (in русский). Komi Online. 2019-05-22. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
Other websites
- Official website of Syktyvkar (in Russian)
- All news of Syktyvkar and Republic of Komi (in Russian)
- Syktyvkar. History (in Russian)
- About Syktyvkar: Churches, History & Photogallery (in Russian)