Country Russia Administrative district Olenyoksky District Local time Friday 10:18 AM | Federal subject Sakha Republic Rural okrug Olenyoksky Rural Okrug Number of airports 1 | |
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Administrative center of Olenyoksky District, Olenyoksky Rural Okrug Municipal district Olenyoksky Municipal District Weather -9°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 71% Humidity | ||
Olenyok (Russian: Оленёк; Yakut: Өлөөн) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Olenyoksky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the bank of the Olenyok River. Population: 2,273 (2010 Census); 2,228 (2002 Census); 2,133 (1989 Census).
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Map of Olenyok, Sakha Republic, Russia, 678480
Transportation
Olenyok is served by the Olenyok Airport (IATA: ONK, ICAO: UERO).
Climate
Olenyok has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are extremely cold with average temperatures from −39.8 to −32.0 °C (−39.6 to −25.6 °F) in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from +10.3 to +20.4 °C (50.5 to 68.7 °F). Temperature of −62.9 °C (−81.2 °F) is recorded in January 1959. Precipitation is quite low, but is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year. Temperatures in summer sometimes reach +30 °C (86 °F) and the record high is +35.7 °C (96.3 °F), recorded in July 1936.