Dzhardzhan (Russian: Джарджан; Yakut: Дьардьаан, romanized: Carcân) is a now abandoned rural locality (a selo), in Zhigansky Rural Okrug of Zhigansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 245 kilometers (152 mi) from Zhigansk, the administrative center of the district.[1] Its population as of the 2010 Census was 1,[2] up from 0 recorded during the 2002 Census.[1]

Dzhardzhan
Джарджан
Other transcription(s)
 • SakhaДьардьаан
Location of Dzhardzhan
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Dzhardzhan is located in Russia
Dzhardzhan
Dzhardzhan
Location of Dzhardzhan
Dzhardzhan is located in Sakha Republic
Dzhardzhan
Dzhardzhan
Dzhardzhan (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 68°30′N 123°40′E / 68.500°N 123.667°E / 68.500; 123.667
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
Administrative districtZhigansky District[1]
Rural okrugZhigansky Rural Okrug[1]
Population
 • Total
1
 • Municipal districtZhigansky Municipal District[3]
 • Rural settlementZhigansky Rural Settlement[3]
Postal code(s)[4]
678330Edit this on Wikidata

Geography

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Dzhardzhan is located on the right side of the confluence of the Dzhardzhan River and the Lena. There is an automatic weather station and an oil storage facility.[5][6][7]

Climate

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Climate data for Dzhardzhan (extremes 1936–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −9.5
(14.9)
−4.2
(24.4)
5.6
(42.1)
11.8
(53.2)
28.3
(82.9)
33.7
(92.7)
36.7
(98.1)
31.4
(88.5)
24.7
(76.5)
7.7
(45.9)
0.6
(33.1)
−8.2
(17.2)
36.7
(98.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −33.1
(−27.6)
−30.2
(−22.4)
−17.8
(0.0)
−4.1
(24.6)
5.6
(42.1)
17.0
(62.6)
20.5
(68.9)
16.6
(61.9)
7.2
(45.0)
−7.5
(18.5)
−24.8
(−12.6)
−32.8
(−27.0)
−6.9
(19.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −36.3
(−33.3)
−34.0
(−29.2)
−23.3
(−9.9)
−10.0
(14.0)
0.9
(33.6)
11.7
(53.1)
15.3
(59.5)
11.6
(52.9)
3.3
(37.9)
−10.6
(12.9)
−28.2
(−18.8)
−35.9
(−32.6)
−11.3
(11.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −39.8
(−39.6)
−37.8
(−36.0)
−29.1
(−20.4)
−16.5
(2.3)
−3.9
(25.0)
6.6
(43.9)
10.2
(50.4)
6.8
(44.2)
−0.3
(31.5)
−14.0
(6.8)
−31.8
(−25.2)
−39.0
(−38.2)
−15.7
(3.7)
Record low °C (°F) −60.3
(−76.5)
−58.9
(−74.0)
−51.8
(−61.2)
−42.7
(−44.9)
−25.0
(−13.0)
−5.9
(21.4)
−0.1
(31.8)
−4.0
(24.8)
−17.1
(1.2)
−40.1
(−40.2)
−54.5
(−66.1)
−60.1
(−76.2)
−60.3
(−76.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14.7
(0.58)
13.6
(0.54)
13.3
(0.52)
12.1
(0.48)
23.7
(0.93)
41.1
(1.62)
53.3
(2.10)
49.0
(1.93)
40.1
(1.58)
39.4
(1.55)
18.5
(0.73)
14.8
(0.58)
333.6
(13.14)
Source: pogoda.ru.net[8]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  2. ^ a b Sakha Republic Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Results of the 2010 All-Russian Census. Численность населения по районам, городским и сельским населённым пунктам Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (Population Counts by Districts, Urban and Rural Inhabited Localities) (in Russian).
  3. ^ a b Law #173-Z 353-III
  4. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  5. ^ Джарджан - Экспедиция Лена-Таймыр 2014.
  6. ^ "R-51_52 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  7. ^ Google Earth
  8. ^ "Климат Джарджана" (in Russian). Retrieved December 24, 2022.

Sources

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  • Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Zhigansky District. (in Russian)
  • Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).