Oymyakon

Oymyakon
Оймякон
Other transcription(s)
 • YakutӨймөкөөн
Location of Oymyakon
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Oymyakon is located in Russia
Oymyakon
Oymyakon
Location of Oymyakon
Oymyakon is located in Sakha Republic
Oymyakon
Oymyakon
Oymyakon (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 63°27′39″N 142°47′09″E / 63.46083°N 142.78583°E / 63.46083; 142.78583
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Administrative districtOymyakonsky District
Elevation
745 m (2,444 ft)
Population
 • Total462
 • Estimate 
(5 February 2018)[Videos 1]
500–900
 • Municipal districtOymyakonsky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+10 (MSK+7 Edit this on Wikidata[2])
Postal code(s)[3]
678752
Dialing code(s)+7 41154
OKTMO ID98639405101

Oymyakon[a] is a rural locality (a selo) in Oymyakonsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located in the Yana-Oymyakon Highlands, along the Indigirka River, 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Tomtor on the Kolyma Highway. Oymyakon is the coldest permanently inhabited human settlement on Earth,[4][5] with an average winter temperature of around −50 °C (−58 °F).[6]

  1. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). 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.
  2. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. ^ Jennings, Ken (10 September 2018). "This Is the Coldest Permanently Inhabited Place on Earth". Condé Nast Traveler.
  5. ^ "World's Coldest Village Drops To −80° & The Photos Are Spectacular". InspireMore.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  6. ^ Bonaccorso, Nicole (21 December 2022). "Breathtaking Photos Of The Coldest City In The World". weather.com. The Weather Company. Retrieved 7 October 2023. Winter temperatures in Oymyakon, Russia, average minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 50 degrees Celsius).


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