Naryan-Mar

city Narjan-Mar Нарьян-Мар Няръяна мар flag coat of arms Federal district Northwest Russia region Autonomous Okrug of the Nenets Urban district Naryan-Mar head Oleg Belak Founded 1929 City since 1935 surface 43  km² population 21,658 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 504 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 10  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 81853 Post Code 166000-166004 License Plate 83 OKATO 11 111 Website www.adm-nmar.ru Geographical location Coordinates 67 ° 40 '  N , 53 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 67 ° 40 '0 "  N , 53 ° 5' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in the Autonomous Okrug of the Nenets

List of cities in Russia

Naryan-Mar ( Russian Нарьян-Мар , Nenets мар Няръяна, "Red City") is the capital of the Autonomous Okrug Nenets in the northwest of Russia with 21,658 inhabitants (14 October 2010).

geography

The city is located north of the Arctic Circle on the right bank of the Lower Pechora in its river delta, around 90 km south of its confluence with the Barents Sea . The distance to Moscow is a good 1,540 kilometers and to the city of Arkhangelsk around 660 km. The closest city is Ussinsk in the Komi Republic , around 270 km southeast of Naryan-Mar. Narjan Mar has a polar climate.

history

The place emerged from 1929, simultaneously with the establishment of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug within the Russian SFSR . Initially it was an urban-type settlement , which was built on the site of the Beloschtschelje village with the construction of a sawmill. In the early days the place was called " Felix Dzerzhinsky workers' settlement ". In 1931 the settlement was declared the capital of the Autonomous Okrug, and two years later it was given the name Narjan-Mar , which means “Red City” in Nenet (meaning “City of Communism ”). In the spring of 1935 Narjan-Mar received city status.

Population development

The following overview shows the development of the population of Naryan-Mar.

year	Residents
1939	13,670
1959	13,222
1970	16,864
1979	23,435
1989	20.182
2002	18,611
2010	21,658

Note: census data

Economy and Transport

The Pechora at Naryan-Mar

Naryan-Mar
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     25th   -14 -24     21st   -13 -22     22nd   -7 -17     23   -3 -12     30th   4th -4     39   13 4th     49   19th 9     61   15th 7th     50   9 3     45   1 -5     38   -6 -14     31   -10 -19 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: Roshydromet

The port of Naryan-Mar

In addition to the sawmill Naryan-Mar has a large fish processing industrial complex and other companies in the food industry . The oil and gas industries also play an important role in the Autonomous Okrug .

Narjan-Mar has a river and sea port on the Pechora and a small airport about 3 km east of the city, which is connected via the A-381 . Road connections with the rest of Russia do not exist. The nearest railway connection is in Pechora in the Komi Republic.

sons and daughters of the town

• Antonina Ordina (* 1962), cross-country skier
• Vladislav Borissow (* 1978), racing cyclist

Web links

Commons : Narjan-Mar  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the city administration (Russian)
• Narjan-Mar on mojgorod.ru (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service of State Statistics of the Russian Federation); Čislennost 'naselenija po municipal'nym obrazovanijam i naselennym punktam Archangel'skoj oblasti, vključaja Neneckij avtonomnyj okru Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 Goda (population number of municipal structure and places the Arkhangelsk including the Autonomous circles Nenets results of the All-Russian census 2010.) Table (Download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of Arkhangelsk Oblast)