Syktyvkar
Syktyvkar (/sɪktɪfˈkɑːr/,[8] 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.
Syktyvkar Сыктывкар | |
|---|---|
City[1] | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Komi | Сыктывкар |
.svg) Flag _(2008).svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Syktyvkar  | |
  Syktyvkar Location of Syktyvkar .svg) Syktyvkar Syktyvkar (European Russia)  Syktyvkar Syktyvkar (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 61°40′N 50°49′E / 61.667°N 50.817°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Komi Republic[1] |
| Founded | 1586 |
| City status since | 1780 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Natalia Khozyainova |
| Area | |
| • Total | 152 km2 (59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 235,006 |
| • Estimate (2018)[4] | 245,083 (+4.3%) |
| • Rank | 81st in 2010 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
| • Subordinated to | city of republic significance of Syktyvkar[1] |
| • Capital of | Komi Republic[1] |
| • Capital of | city of republic significance of Syktyvkar[1] |
Municipal status | |
| • Urban okrug | Syktyvkar Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capital of | Syktyvkar Urban Okrug[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 167000, 167002, 167004, 167005, 167009, 167011, 167014, 167018, 167023, 167026, 167031 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8212 |
| OKTMO ID | 87701000001 |
| Twin towns | Atyrau, Debrecen, Los Altos, Lovech, Cullera, Mogilev, Taiyuan, Kemer |
| Website | www |
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.[9]
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.[10]
- Syktyvkar was to host the 2021 Bandy World Championship,[11] for which an indoor arena was to be erected.[12] 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.[13]
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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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 (45.0) | 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 (54.0) | 9.6 (49.3) | 5.2 (41.4) | −0.3 (31.5) | −8.3 (17.1) | −13.7 (7.3) | −2.2 (28.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.6 (−51.9) | −45.4 (−49.7) | −38.8 (−37.8) | −27.3 (−17.1) | −15.0 (5.0) | −5.0 (23.0) | −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) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45 (1.8) | 36 (1.4) | 36 (1.4) | 37 (1.5) | 52 (2.0) | 71 (2.8) | 72 (2.8) | 80 (3.1) | 62 (2.4) | 61 (2.4) | 52 (2.0) | 49 (1.9) | 653 (25.7) |
| Average rainy days | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 159 |
| Average snowy days | 28 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 28 | 171 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 81 | 75 | 67 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 20 | 64 | 125 | 185 | 254 | 278 | 278 | 200 | 103 | 49 | 22 | 9 | 1,587 |
| Source 1: Погода и Климат[14] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun, 1961–1990)[15] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – sister cities
References
Other websites
- Official website of Syktyvkar Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- All news of Syktyvkar and Republic of Komi (in Russian)
- Syktyvkar. History (in Russian)
- About Syktyvkar: Churches, History & Photogallery (in Russian)