Dikson (urban-type settlement)

Dikson (urban-type settlement)
Dikson (English)
Диксон (Russian)
-  Urban-type settlement[citation needed]  -
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Location of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia
Dikson is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
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Dikson
Coordinates: 73°30′N 80°31′E / 73.5°N 80.517°E / 73.5; 80.517Coordinates: 73°30′N 80°31′E / 73.5°N 80.517°E / 73.5; 80.517
Coat of Arms of Dikson rayon (Taymyria).png
Coat of arms
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Krasnoyarsk Krai
Statistics
Population (2010 Census,
preliminary)
643 inhabitants[1]
Population (2002 Census) 1,198 inhabitants[2]
Time zone KRAST (UTC+08:00)[3]
Founded 1915[citation needed]
Postal code(s) 647340[citation needed]
Dialing code(s) +7 39152[citation needed]
Detailed map showing location of Dikson

Dikson (Russian: Диксон) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Population:643 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 1,198 (2002 Census);[2] 4,449 (1989 Census).[4]

Dikson is the northernmost port in Russia and one of the northernmost settlements in the world. It is located so far north that one may experience complete darkness with no civil twilight from the 8th of December to the 5th of January. In most major settlements north of the Arctic Circle, there is still substantial twilight during the polar night at midday. It is also one of the most isolated settlements in the world. Dikson is named after a Swedish explorer.

Dikson's inhabitants informally call their settlement an "Arctic's Capital"; a name taken from a popular Soviet song.

The urban-type settlement of Dikson, as well as Dikson Island, have been named after Swedish Arctic pioneer Baron Oscar Dickson. Dickson, along with Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Sibiryakov, was the patron of a number of early Arctic expeditions, including Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld's Russian Arctic explorations.

Contents

Population

Demographic Evolution
1989 2002 2005 2007 2008
4,449 1,198 883 742 690

Climate

Dikson has an arctic climate (Köppen ET).

Climate data for Dikson
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1)
−1.3
(29.7)
−0.2
(31.6)
1.8
(35.2)
10.4
(50.7)
22.4
(72.3)
26.8
(80.2)
26.9
(80.4)
17.0
(62.6)
8.1
(46.6)
1.9
(35.4)
0.3
(32.5)
26.9
(80.4)
Average high °C (°F) −22.5
(−8.5)
−21.9
(−7.4)
−18.4
(−1.1)
−13.4
(7.9)
−5.5
(22.1)
1.9
(35.4)
7.2
(45.0)
7.2
(45.0)
2.9
(37.2)
−6.3
(20.7)
−15.2
(4.6)
−19.7
(−3.5)
−8.6
Daily mean °C (°F) −23.9
(−11.0)
−25
(−13)
−21.7
(−7.1)
−17.2
(1.0)
−8.3
(17.1)
0.1
(32.2)
3.9
(39.0)
5
(41)
1.7
(35.1)
−8.4
(16.9)
−18.4
(−1.1)
−21.7
(−7.1)
−11.1
Average low °C (°F) −29.4
(−20.9)
−29.3
(−20.7)
−26
(−14.8)
−20.9
(−5.6)
−10.6
(12.9)
−1.5
(29.3)
2.1
(35.8)
3.0
(37.4)
−0.3
(31.5)
−11.1
(12.0)
−22
(−7.6)
−26.7
(−16.1)
−14.4
Record low °C (°F) −46.2
(−51.2)
−48.1
(−54.6)
−44.4
(−47.9)
−38
(−36.4)
−28.8
(−19.8)
−17.3
(0.9)
−3.4
(25.9)
−3.6
(25.5)
−12
(10.4)
−31.3
(−24.3)
−42.8
(−45.0)
−46.6
(−51.9)
−48.1
(−54.6)
Precipitation mm (inches) 35
(1.38)
27
(1.06)
22
(0.87)
18
(0.71)
20
(0.79)
29
(1.14)
35
(1.38)
44
(1.73)
41
(1.61)
33
(1.3)
22
(0.87)
32
(1.26)
358
(14.09)
Sunshine hours 0.0 22.6 127.1 237.0 189.1 141.0 223.2 139.5 60.0 24.8 0.0 0.0 1,164.3
Source no. 1: Погода и Климат[5]
Source no. 2: HKO[6]

References

The Yenisei watershed, Lake Baikal, and the settlements of Dikson, Dudinka, Turukhansk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk
1965 Soviet Union 6 kopeks stamp. 50 years anniversary of Arctic settlement Dikson
  1. ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2010). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  2. ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  3. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
  4. ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  5. ^ "Погода и Климат - Климат Оймякона" (in Russian). http://pogoda.ru.net/climate/20674.htm. Retrieved October 3, 2009. 
  6. ^ "Climatological Information for Dikson, Russia" (in English). http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/europe/russia/dikson_e.htm. Retrieved August 31, 2011. 

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