Syktyvkar

city Syktywkar Сыктывкар ( Russian ) Сыктывкар ( Komi ) flag coat of arms Federal district Northwest Russia republic Komi Urban district Syktyvkar mayor Ivan Posdejew First mention 1586 Earlier names Syssolskoje (1586–1780) Ust-Syssolsk (1780–1930) City since 1780 surface 152  km² population 235,006 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1546 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 130  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 8212 Post Code 167000-167031 License Plate 11, 111 OKATO 87 401 Website http://www.syktyvkar.komi.com/ Geographical location Coordinates 61 ° 40 ′  N , 50 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 61 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  N , 50 ° 49 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in the Komi Republic

List of cities in Russia

Syktywkar ( Russian Сыктывка́р , Komi Сыктывкар , scientific transliteration Syktyvkar ) is the capital of the Komi Republic in the Russian federal district of northwestern Russia , with 235,006 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city lies at the mouth of the Syssola in the Wytschegda . Syktywkar is located almost 1000 km northeast of the Russian capital Moscow .

history

At the beginning of the 17th century the settlement Syssolskoje (Russian Сысольское ) was located here , in 1780 the settlement became the city of Ust-Syssolsk (Russian Усть-Сысольск ) and was a place of exile in the Vologda governorate . In 1921 the city became the administrative center of the newly created Komi Autonomous Oblast . From 1929 to 1936 the city was part of the Northern Krais and from December 5, 1936 the capital of the Komi ASSR . The city got its current name in the Komi language in 1930 after the river Syssola (komi: Syktyw). The name means "city on the Syssola".

Population development

year	Residents
1897	4,464
1939	25,281
1959	64,461
1970	125,088
1979	170,980
1989	232.117
2002	230.011
2010	235.006

Note: census data

economy

Syktyvkar Airport

Syktywkar has an inland port at the confluence of the Syssola in the Wytschegda , so that shipbuilding and wood processing industries, etc. a. Mondi Pulp and Paper Syktyvkar .

traffic

Syktywkar has an airport of regional importance with Syktywkar Airport with regular flights to other Russian cities. The R176 trunk road leads from Cheboksary via Kirov to Syktyvkar. The Syktyvkar Station , the terminus at the junction of the Pechora Railway from Mikun represents.

Culture and secondary education

In Syktywkar there are various scientific and cultural institutions such as theaters , museums and universities , including a branch of the Kirov Medical Academy . These are:

• Branch of the Moscow University of Consumer Cooperation
• Branch of the Kirov State Medical Institute of Komi
• Forest Institute of the St. Petersburg Technical Forest Academy
• Syktyvkar State University
• State Pedagogical Institute of the Komi

Sports

The town's sporting flagship is the HK Stroitel Syktywkar bandy club, founded in 1947 .

sons and daughters of the town

• Vyacheslav Malyshev (1902–1957), politician
• Pawel Cholopow (1922–1988), astronomer and university professor
• Antanas Bosas (* 1955), Lithuanian entrepreneur and politician
• Julius Sabatauskas (* 1958), Lithuanian politician
• Juri Batukov (* 1962), baritone
• Marina Pylajewa (* 1966), short tracker
• Pawel Franz (* 1968), bandy player
• Vladimir Legotin (* 1970), cross-country skier
• Ivan Babikov (* 1980), Canadian cross-country skier of Russian origin
• Wassili Rotschew (* 1980), cross-country skier
• Olga Shchuchkina (* 1980), cross-country skier
• Julia Schokschujewa (* 1988), bobsleigh athlete

climate

The climate in Syktywkar is cool temperate continental, with humid character. Temperatures averaged −17 ° C in January and +17 ° C in July. Annual rainfall is 541 mm. Syktywkar is 96 m above sea level.

Syktyvkar
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     32   -13 -21     24   -10 -18     25th   -1 -11     32   6th -3     41   14th 3     59   20th 9     73   23 12     59   19th 9     58   12 4th     58   3 -2     46   -4 -9     38   -9 -16 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: Roshydromet , wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Syktyvkar Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) −12.7 −9.6 −1.4 6.3 14.0 19.9 22.9 19.0 12.0 3.1 −3.7 −8.9 O 5.1 Min. Temperature (° C) −20.8 −17.6 −10.5 −3.4 3.0 8.7 12.1 9.2 4.4 −1.8 −9.2 −15.7 O −3.4 Precipitation ( mm ) 32 24 25th 32 41 59 73 59 58 58 46 38 Σ 545 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 0.6 2.3 4.0 6.2 8.2 9.3 9.0 6.5 3.4 1.6 0.7 0.3 O 4.4 Rainy days ( d ) 10 7th 7th 8th 8th 10 10 10 11 13 12 12 Σ 118 Humidity ( % ) 83 83 77 69 63 67 73 79 84 86 87 85 O 78 Source: Roshydromet , wetterkontor.de

Town twinning

Syktywkar lists six twin cities :

city	country	since	Type
Atyrau	Kazakhstan
Cullera	Valencia, Spain	1997	Sister city
Debrecen	Hungary	2002	Sister city
Los Altos	California, United States	1998	Sister city
Lovech	Bulgaria	1980	Sister city
Mahiljou	Belarus		City friendship
Taiyuan	Shanxi, People's Republic of China	1994	Sister city

Web links

Commons : Syktywkar  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• City administration website (Russian)
• Syktywkar 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 for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
2. ↑ Marina Pylayeva in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
3. ↑ Шокшуева Юлия Владимировна  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , сборнаякоманда.рф (Russian)  
4. ↑ Шокшуева Юлия Владимировна , infosport.ru (Russian)
5. ↑ Столицу Коми с очередным визитом посетит делегация Тайюаня - побратима Сыктывкара. Retrieved November 8, 2017 .