Namy
Selo in Sakha Republic, Russia
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Namy (Russian: Намы; Yakut: Намыы, romanized: Namıı) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Borogonsky Rural Okrug of Bulunsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 280 kilometers (170 mi) from Tiksi, the administrative center of the district.[1] Its population as of the 2010 Census was 526,[2] up from 488 recorded during the 2002 Census.[1] Philologist Zoya Basharina is a native of the okrug.[8]
Namy
Намы | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Намыы |
Sentinel-2 image | |
 Interactive map of Namy | |
  Namy Location of Namy  Namy Namy (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 69°31′N 132°15′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Bulunsky District[1] |
| Rural okrugSelsoviet | Borogonsky Rural Okrug[1] |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Population | |
• Total | 526 |
| 503 (−4.4%) | |
| • Capital of | Borogonsky Rural Okrug[1] |
| • Municipal district | Bulunsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Rural settlement | Borogonsky Rural Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Borogonsky Rural Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [6]) |
| Postal code[7] | 678411 |
| OKTMO ID | 98612407101 |
Geography
The village is located north of the Arctic Circle, on the left bank of the Omoloy, upstream of the mouth of the Kuranakh-Yuryakh.[9][10]
Climate
Namy has a Subarctic or Boreal (taiga) climate (Dfd).[11]
| Climate data for Namy | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4 (39) |
5 (41) |
0 (32) |
14.8 (58.6) |
27 (81) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−7 (19) |
8 (46) |
14.4 (57.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −37.9 (−36.2) |
−34.6 (−30.3) |
−22.9 (−9.2) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−32.1 (−25.8) |
−34.2 (−29.6) |
−11 (12) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −42.8 (−45.0) |
−42.5 (−44.5) |
−35.9 (−32.6) |
−24 (−11) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
4 (39) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−19 (−2) |
−36.9 (−34.4) |
−39.3 (−38.7) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −60.5 (−76.9) |
−60 (−76) |
−53 (−63) |
−47.2 (−53.0) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−3 (27) |
−5 (23) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−40 (−40) |
−53 (−63) |
−59 (−74) |
−60.5 (−76.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
9 (0.4) |
3 (0.1) |
12 (0.5) |
18 (0.7) |
24 (0.9) |
27 (1.1) |
21 (0.8) |
9 (0.4) |
15 (0.6) |
9 (0.4) |
156 (6.1) |
| Average snowy days | 20 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 142 |
| Source: [12] | |||||||||||||