Vilyuysk

For other uses, see Vilyuysk (disambiguation).

Vilyuysk (Russian: Вилюйск, IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲʉjsk]; Yakut: Бүлүү, Bülüü) is a town and the administrative center of Vilyuysky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River (left tributary of the Lena), about 600 kilometers (370 mi) from Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,234.^[7]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1897	611	—
1926	1,300	+112.8%
1939	3,147	+142.1%
1959	4,817	+53.1%
1970	6,215	+29.0%
1979	7,108	+14.4%
1989	8,988	+26.4%
2002	9,776	+8.8%
2010	10,234	+4.7%
2021	10,032	−2.0%
Source: Census data

Vilyuysk Вилюйск
Town under district jurisdiction[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Yakut	Бүлүү
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Vilyuysk
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Coordinates: 63°45′N 121°38′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district	Vilyuysky District[1]
Town	Vilyuysk[1]
Founded	1634[2][1]
Town status since	1783
Elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Vilyuysky District,[1] Town of Vilyuysk[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Vilyuysky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Vilyuysk Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Vilyuysky Municipal District,[4] Vilyuysk Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	678200, 678202, 678219, 678229
Dialing code(s)	+7 41132
OKTMO ID	98618101001
Website	www.vilyuisk.ru

History

The first permanent settlement on the site of the present town was a Cossack winter settlement founded in 1634^[2] as Tyukanskoye or Verkhnevilyuyskoye.^{[citation needed]}

Members of the peasant rebellion led by Yemelyan Pugachev were exiled to the area in the 1770s, building the new town of Olensk in 1783. The town's name was derived from the Russian word "олень" (olen), meaning "stag", as still seen in the town's symbols. The town was renamed Vilyuysk after the river on which it stands in 1821.^{[citation needed]}

Kate Marsden visited in 1891 on her mission to treat lepers in the region,^[8] and returned in 1897 to establish a hospital.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vilyuysk serves as the administrative center of Vilyuysky District.^[1] As an inhabited locality, Vilyuysk is classified as a town under district jurisdiction.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality (the selo of Sosnovka), incorporated within Vilyuysky District as the Town of Vilyuysk.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Vilyuysk is incorporated within Vilyuysky Municipal District as Vilyuysk Urban Settlement.^[3]

Transportation

The Vilyuysk Airport is located near the town.^[9]

Climate

Vilyuysk has an extremely continental subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are extremely cold, with January average temperatures about -34.4 °C (-29.9 °F), while summers are short but very warm, with average temperatures about 19.2 °С (66.6 °F) in July. Summer temperatures are actually quite high for its attitude due to its long distance from the moderating influence of the oceans. Precipitation is quite low, but is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Vilyuysk
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	−0.4 (31.3)	−2.0 (28.4)	10.1 (50.2)	18.6 (65.5)	30.4 (86.7)	36.5 (97.7)	37.8 (100.0)	36.0 (96.8)	27.7 (81.9)	18.0 (64.4)	3.7 (38.7)	−2.1 (28.2)	37.8 (100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−30.7 (−23.3)	−25.1 (−13.2)	−11.0 (12.2)	2.0 (35.6)	12.0 (53.6)	22.6 (72.7)	25.4 (77.7)	20.8 (69.4)	10.8 (51.4)	−3.2 (26.2)	−21.1 (−6.0)	−31.1 (−24.0)	−2.4 (27.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−34.4 (−29.9)	−30.1 (−22.2)	−18.1 (−0.6)	−4.4 (24.1)	6.4 (43.5)	16.3 (61.3)	19.2 (66.6)	14.8 (58.6)	5.8 (42.4)	−6.8 (19.8)	−24.9 (−12.8)	−34.5 (−30.1)	−7.6 (18.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−38.0 (−36.4)	−34.6 (−30.3)	−25.0 (−13.0)	−11.2 (11.8)	0.5 (32.9)	9.9 (49.8)	13.2 (55.8)	9.1 (48.4)	1.4 (34.5)	−10.3 (13.5)	−28.5 (−19.3)	−37.8 (−36.0)	−12.6 (9.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−60.9 (−77.6)	−58.0 (−72.4)	−50.0 (−58.0)	−40.2 (−40.4)	−23.0 (−9.4)	−5.3 (22.5)	0.0 (32.0)	−6.3 (20.7)	−15.4 (4.3)	−39.8 (−39.6)	−52.7 (−62.9)	−57.9 (−72.2)	−60.9 (−77.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	13 (0.5)	11 (0.4)	10 (0.4)	11 (0.4)	26 (1.0)	35 (1.4)	52 (2.0)	43 (1.7)	33 (1.3)	25 (1.0)	19 (0.7)	14 (0.6)	292 (11.4)
Average rainy days	0	0	0	4	11	14	13	13	15	5	0	0	75
Average snowy days	21	18	15	11	7	0	0	0	6	24	21	20	143
Average relative humidity (%)	74	75	68	58	54	55	60	66	71	77	77	75	68
Mean monthly sunshine hours	16	95	204	267	290	317	342	252	153	83	44	5	2,068
Source 1: pogoda.ru.net[10]
Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[11]

Naming honors

The minor planet 2890 Vilyujsk, discovered in 1978 by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravlyova, is named after the town.^[12]