Chulman
Чульман
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Чульман |
View of the street in Chulman
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Location of Chulman  | |
  Chulman Location of Chulman Show map of Russia Chulman Chulman (Sakha Republic) Show map of Sakha Republic | |
| Coordinates: 56°51′N 124°52′E / 56.850°N 124.867°E / 56.850; 124.867 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[2] |
| Administrative district | Neryungrinsky District[2] |
| Settlement | Settlement of Chulman[2] |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1941[2] |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,766 |
| • Estimate
(2018)[4]
| 7,775 (−20.4%) |
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| • Capitalof | Settlement of Chulman[2] |
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| • Municipal district | Neryungrinsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Chulman Urban Settlement[5] |
| • Capitalof | Chulman Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] |
678980, 678981
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| OKTMOID | 98660165051 |
| 2010 Census | 9,766[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 10,782[8] |
| 1989 Census | 17,354[9] |
| 1979 Census | 12,875[10] |
Chulman (Russian: Чульман) is an urban locality (anurban-type settlement) in Neryungrinsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 41 kilometers (25 mi) from Neryungri, the administrative center of the district,[2] on the Chulman River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,766.[3]
The town is located in the Aldan Highlands, there is a deep gorge to the east with white cliffs.
It was founded with nineteen inhabitants in 1926.[citation needed] Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1941.[2] During the late 1940s and early 1950s, it was the location of a gulag work camp.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Chulman[1] is incorporated within Neryungrinsky District as the Settlement of Chulman.[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Chulman, together with one rural locality (the seloofBolshoy Khatymi) under direct jurisdiction of Neryungrinsky District, is incorporated within Neryungrinsky Municipal District as Chulman Urban Settlement.[5]
Employment in Chulman is mainly in the mining of coal, granite, and gemstones industries, as well as at the power station.[citation needed]
Chulman is served by the Chulman Airport and is a station on the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline.
Chulman has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc/Dwc). Winters are bitterly cold with average temperatures from −33.9 to −26.7 °C (−29.0 to −16.1 °F) in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from +10.9 to +21.8 °C (51.6 to 71.2 °F) in July. Precipitation is moderate and is much higher in summer than at other times of the year.
| Climate data for Chulman | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.8 (94.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
34.8 (94.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −26.7 (−16.1) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−26.3 (−15.3) |
−2.1 (28.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −30.4 (−22.7) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
4.6 (40.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−21.2 (−6.2) |
−29.8 (−21.6) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −33.9 (−29.0) |
−29.2 (−20.6) |
−21.2 (−6.2) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−24.8 (−12.6) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −61.0 (−77.8) |
−56.9 (−70.4) |
−49.8 (−57.6) |
−37.0 (−34.6) |
−21.6 (−6.9) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−38.7 (−37.7) |
−50.8 (−59.4) |
−57.9 (−72.2) |
−61.0 (−77.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15 (0.6) |
12 (0.5) |
14 (0.6) |
28 (1.1) |
52 (2.0) |
91 (3.6) |
108 (4.3) |
91 (3.6) |
79 (3.1) |
51 (2.0) |
27 (1.1) |
16 (0.6) |
584 (23.1) |
| Average rainy days | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 99.1 |
| Average snowy days | 26 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 162.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 79 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 65 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 83 | 82 | 74 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −33 (−27) |
−27 (−17) |
−20 (−4) |
−11 (12) |
−3 (27) |
6 (43) |
10 (50) |
8 (46) |
0 (32) |
−10 (14) |
−24 (−11) |
−32 (−26) |
−11 (12) |
| Source 1: pogoda.ru.net[11] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Time and Date (dewpoints, between 1985-2015)[12] | |||||||||||||
