Country Russia Administratively subordinated to Evenkiysky District Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00) | Federal subject Krasnoyarsk Krai Population (2010 Census) 3,153 inhabitants Local time Saturday 12:44 PM | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 52% Humidity | ||
Vanavara (Russian: Ванавара) is a rural locality (a selo) in Evenkiysky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Podkamennaya Tunguska River at the mouth of the local Vanavarki River. Population: 3,153 (2010 Census); 3,313 (2002 Census); 5,697 (1989 Census).
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Map of Vanavara, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, 648490
Vanavara is notable for being the nearest populated place to the site of the 1908 Tunguska event.
History
The locality as it exists today was founded in 1932 as a base for herders, hunters, and fishermen, as well as a location for a weather station.
A plane crash occurred nearby on September 26, 1994, when a plane flying from Krasnoyarsk to Tura attempted an emergency landing due to bad weather. All twenty-four passengers and four crew died in the crash.
On December 10, 2010, an explosion occurred in a boiler in the heating plant in Vanavara. A fireman was killed in the incident and heating was cut off for 720 houses, forcing the evacuation of many children to Krasnoyarsk. Heating has since been fully restored.
Transportation
The locality is served by Vanavara Airport.
Climate
Vanavara has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are severely cold with average temperatures from −34.5 to −22.7 °C (−30.1 to −8.9 °F) in January, while summers are warm with average temperatures from +10.2 to +24.9 °C (50.4 to 76.8 °F). Precipitation is moderate and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.