Onguday
Selo in Altai Republic, Russia
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Onguday (Russian: Онгуда́й; Altay: Оҥдой, Oñdoy) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Ongudaysky District in the Altai Republic, Russia, located on the Ursul River, 210 kilometers (130 mi) from Gorno-Altaysk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,655,[3] consisting mainly of the Altai people and Russians.[citation needed]
Onguday
Онгудай | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Altay | Оҥдой |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 50°45′N 86°08′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Altai Republic |
| Administrative district | Ongudaysky District[1] |
| SelsovietSelsoviet | Ongudaysky[2] |
| Founded | 1626 |
| Elevation | 860 m (2,820 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,655 |
• Estimate (2021) | 5,786 (+2.3%) |
| • Capital of | Ongudaysky District,[1] Ongudaysky Selsoviet[2] |
| • Municipal district | Ongudaysky Municipal District[4] |
| • Rural settlement | Ongudayskoye Rural Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Ongudaysky Municipal District,[4] Ongudayskoye Rural Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (MSK+3 [5]) |
| Postal code[6] | 649440 |
| OKTMO ID | 84620445101 |
| 2010 Census | 5,655[3] |
|---|---|
| 2002 Census | 5,376[7] |
| 1989 Census | 5,399[8] |
| 1979 Census | 4,472[9] |
Etymology
Local name Ongdoy (from mongolian onge — "cave, cavity", doy — possession affix;literally — "having cave, cavities"
History
It was founded in 1626.[citation needed] In 1856-1857, the camp-settlement of the Altai spiritual mission of the Russian Orthodox Church was founded. In 1860, the first school was opened, for which a building was built in 1881. In 1879, the Assumption Church was built and consecrated in 1881. In 1908 the Church of St. Innocent of Irkutsk was built. In 1910, about 800 people lived in the village.
Climate
Onguday has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb) with warm, damp summers and frigid, dry winters.[citation needed] The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is[10], the highest temperature recorded being +39.7 °C (103.5 °F).[citation needed] The coldest month of the year is January, when the average temperature is −19.5 °C (−3.1 °F), with the record low of −43.9 °C (−47.0 °F).[10]
| Climate data for Onguday (1958–1997) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
39.7 (103.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −14.1 (6.6) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −19.5 (−3.1) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −24.8 (−12.6) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−22.9 (−9.2) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.9 (−47.0) |
−38 (−36) |
−33.9 (−29.0) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−10 (14) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
−41 (−42) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.6 (0.38) |
5.2 (0.20) |
16.4 (0.65) |
34.0 (1.34) |
67.4 (2.65) |
71.1 (2.80) |
66.7 (2.63) |
52.3 (2.06) |
45.8 (1.80) |
32.3 (1.27) |
29.4 (1.16) |
17.3 (0.68) |
447.5 (17.62) |
| Average precipitation days | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 81 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72.9 | 74.3 | 66.7 | 60.5 | 56.0 | 66.8 | 70.1 | 69.0 | 65.6 | 75.9 | 79.7 | 83.7 | 70.1 |
| Source: Weatherbase[10] | |||||||||||||