Oymyakon
Oymyakon (Russian: Оймяко́н, ru, ru; Yakut: Өймөкөөн, Öymököön, sah) is a small village in eastern Siberia, Russia. It is known as one of the coldest inhabited places on Earth. The village is in the Sakha Republic.
Oymyakon
Оймякон | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Өймөкөөн |
Location of Oymyakon | |
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| Coordinates: 63°27′39″N 142°47′09″E / 63.46083°N 142.78583°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Elevation | 745 m (2,444 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 462 |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7 [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 678752 |
| OKTMO ID | 98639405101 |
Weather and Climate
The weather in Oymyakon is extremely cold. The ground is always frozen. This is called permafrost. The lowest temperature ever recorded there was -71.2 °C (-96.2 °F) in 1924. Winters are very long and dark. Summers are short, but they can be warm. Sometimes the temperature can go above 20 °C (68 °F).
Demographics
About 500 people live in Oymyakon. It is very hard to live there because of the cold. Car engines are often left running all day so they don't freeze. The people mostly eat meat from reindeer and horses. They don't grow many vegetables because the ground is too frozen. The main job for people is raising reindeer. They also hunt and fish.
Trivia
- The name Oymyakon means "unfrozen water" in the local language. This is because of a hot spring nearby.
- The village is a popular spot for tourists who want to experience the extreme cold.
- The school in Oymyakon only closes if the temperature goes below -52 °C (-62 °F).
- ↑ Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)