Olyokminsk
title: "Olyokminsk" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-the-sakha-republic", "road-inaccessible-communities-of-the-sakha-republic", "populated-places-on-the-lena-river", "yakutsk-oblast"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olyokminsk" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Olyokminsk |
| ru_name | Олёкминск |
| loc_name1 | Өлүөхүмэ |
| loc_lang1 | Yakut |
| image_skyline | Aerial view towards Olëkminsk in afternoon - panoramio.jpg |
| image_caption | Aerial view of Olyokminsk in afternoon |
| coordinates | |
| map_label_position | right |
| image_coa | Olyokminsk city coa.gif |
| federal_subject | Sakha Republic |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_district_jur | Olyokminsky District |
| adm_district_jur_ref | |
| adm_selsoviet_jur | Olyokminsk |
| adm_selsoviet_type | Town |
| adm_selsoviet_jur_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of1 | Olyokminsky District |
| adm_ctr_of1_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of2 | Town of Olyokminsk |
| adm_ctr_of2_ref | |
| inhabloc_cat | Town |
| inhabloc_cat_ref | |
| inhabloc_type | Town under district jurisdiction |
| inhabloc_type_ref | |
| mun_district_jur | Olyokminsky Municipal District |
| mun_district_jur_ref | |
| urban_settlement_jur | Olyokminsk Urban Settlement |
| urban_settlement_jur_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of1 | Olyokminsky Municipal District |
| mun_admctr_of1_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of2 | Olyokminsk Urban Settlement |
| mun_admctr_of2_ref | |
| leader_title | Head |
| leader_name | Semyon Fedulov |
| pop_2010census | 9494 |
| pop_2010census_ref | |
| established_date | 1635 |
| established_date_ref | |
| current_cat_date | 1783 |
| postal_codes | 678100, 678139 |
| dialing_codes | 41138 |
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Olyokminsk (Олёкминск; , Ölüöxüme) is a town and the administrative center of Olyokminsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, 651 km southwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,494.
History
It was founded in 1635 as an ostrog by the Cossacks led by Pyotr Beketov, sited on the left bank of the Lena opposite the mouth of the Olyokma River. The outpost was later moved a few kilometers upstream, to a location less prone to flooding in spring.
As the junction for river traffic on the Lena and Olyokma, it was the base for Russian expeditions further east and eventually became a trade center on the river route to Yakutsk. Town status was granted to it in 1783.
Decembrists Nikolay Chizhov and Andrey Andreyev were exiled here.
During World War II, an airfield was built here for the Alaska-Siberian (ALSIB) air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.
Geography
The town is located on the left bank of the Lena River. To the north rises the Lena Plateau and to the south, beyond the right bank of the Lena, lies the Olyokma-Chara Plateau.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Olyokminsk serves as the administrative center of Olyokminsky District. As an inhabited locality, Olyokminsk is classified as a town under district jurisdiction. As an administrative division, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated within Olyokminsky District as the Town of Olyokminsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Olyokminsk is incorporated within Olyokminsky Municipal District as Olyokminsk Urban Settlement.
Economy and infrastructure
Timber processing and a power plant are the focus of the town's economy, along with farming in the surrounding area.
Transportation
Olyokminsk is served by the Olyokminsk Airport .
Culture and sights
The town is notable for a number of surviving pre-20th century wooden architecture, including the Alexander Nevsky Chapel (1891) and Cathedral of Our Savior (1860).
Climate
Olyokminsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters have temperatures averaging from -34.6 to in January, while summers have average temperatures from +12.0 to in July. In the summer months of June, July, and August, it is not uncommon for temperatures to surpass +30 C during the day. Precipitation is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year. Although summers are similar to republic capital Yakutsk, winters are less severe courtesy of the lower latitude. As a result, Olyokminsk is rare for the Sakha Republic cities in that it has recorded above-freezing temperatures during January and February. Those episodes are rare and very short-lived.
On August 6, 1986, Olyokminsk recorded its highest ever temperature of +37.7 C. The record low for Olyokminsk was −60.1 C in 1907. July is the only month when temperatures never dropped below 0 C and December is only month when temperatures have never reached 0 C.
|width=auto |location=Olyokminsk (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1882-present) |metric first=yes |single line=yes |Jan record high C=2.0 |Feb record high C=1.0 |Mar record high C=11.2 |Apr record high C=18.8 |May record high C=31.1 |Jun record high C=35.4 |Jul record high C=36.5 |Aug record high C=37.7 |Sep record high C=26.6 |Oct record high C=18.2 |Nov record high C=6.1 |Dec record high C=-0.7 |Jan high C = -26.0 |Feb high C = -19.9 |Mar high C = -7.7 |Apr high C = 4.0 |May high C = 13.8 |Jun high C = 23.0 |Jul high C = 25.1 |Aug high C = 21.3 |Sep high C = 11.8 |Oct high C = -0.5 |Nov high C = -16.4 |Dec high C = -26.8 |Jan mean C = -30.0 |Feb mean C = -25.4 |Mar mean C = -14.8 |Apr mean C = -2.4 |May mean C = 7.4 |Jun mean C = 15.9 |Jul mean C = 18.5 |Aug mean C = 14.7 |Sep mean C = 6.2 |Oct mean C = -4.7 |Nov mean C = -20.4 |Dec mean C = -30.5 |Jan low C = -33.9 |Feb low C = -30.3 |Mar low C = -21.6 |Apr low C = -8.9 |May low C = 1.1 |Jun low C = 8.7 |Jul low C = 12.2 |Aug low C = 8.9 |Sep low C = 1.3 |Oct low C = -8.7 |Nov low C = -24.4 |Dec low C = -34.3 |Jan record low C = -60.1 |Feb record low C = -57.6 |Mar record low C = -47.4 |Apr record low C = -35.1 |May record low C = -16.1 |Jun record low C = -4.7 |Jul record low C = 0.2 |Aug record low C = -4.7 |Sep record low C = -13.7 |Oct record low C = -32.1 |Nov record low C = -49.1 |Dec record low C = -57.2 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 16.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 13.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 9.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 10.2 |May precipitation mm = 35.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 40.2 |Jul precipitation mm = 58.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 56.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 43.2 |Oct precipitation mm = 20.8 |Nov precipitation mm = 22.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 19.0 |Jan rain days = 0 |Feb rain days = 0 |Mar rain days = 0.2 |Apr rain days = 3 |May rain days = 15 |Jun rain days = 16 |Jul rain days = 15 |Aug rain days = 15 |Sep rain days = 16 |Oct rain days = 5 |Nov rain days = 0.1 |Dec rain days = 0 |Jan snow days = 27 |Feb snow days = 23 |Mar snow days = 18 |Apr snow days = 11 |May snow days = 3 |Jun snow days = 0.1 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 2 |Oct snow days = 20 |Nov snow days = 27 |Dec snow days = 27 |Jan humidity = 80 |Feb humidity = 79 |Mar humidity = 71 |Apr humidity = 60 |May humidity = 57 |Jun humidity = 63 |Jul humidity = 69 |Aug humidity = 74 |Sep humidity = 75 |Oct humidity = 77 |Nov humidity = 82 |Dec humidity = 80 |Jan sun = 38 |Feb sun = 116 |Mar sun = 211 |Apr sun = 249 |May sun = 268 |Jun sun = 295 |Jul sun = 308 |Aug sun = 241 |Sep sun = 152 |Oct sun = 93 |Nov sun = 60 |Dec sun = 17 |source 1 = pogoda.ru.net |source 2 = NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990) |date=January 2013
References
Notes
Sources
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Olyokminsky District.
References
- Law #172-Z #351-III
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census
- {{ru-pop-ref. 1989Census
- {{ru-pop-ref. 1979Census
- ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''
- Igor Lebedev. ''Aviation Lend-Lease to Russia''. Nova Publishers, 1997, pp. 44–49
- [[Google Earth]]
- Law #173-Z #353-III
- "Station Details: OLEKMINSK, RS, GHCND:RSM00024944". [[NOAA]] Climate Data Online.
- "Weather And Climate - Climate Olekminsk".
- "Climate Normals for Olekminsk". [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]].
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