Vorkuta
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| Vorkuta (English) Воркута (Russian) Вӧркута (Komi) |
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 Typical view of Vorkuta's residential area. Winter 2007 |
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 Location of the Komi Republic in Russia |
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 Vorkuta
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| Coordinates: 67°30′N 64°02′E / 67.5°N 64.033°ECoordinates: 67°30′N 64°02′E / 67.5°N 64.033°E | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Komi Republic |
| Municipal status | |
| Mayor[1] | Valery Budovsky[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
70,551 inhabitants[2] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 224th |
| Population (2002 Census) | 84,917 inhabitants[2] |
| - Rank in 2002 | 194th |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[3] |
| Founded | January 4, 1936[4] |
| Town status since | November 26, 1943[4] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 82151[citation needed] |
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Vorkuta (Russian: Воркута́; Komi: Вӧркута, Vörkuta; Nenets for Place teems with bears) is a coal-mining town in the Komi Republic, Russia, situated just north of the Arctic Circle in the Pechora coal basin at the Usa River. Population: 70,551 (2010 Census preliminary results).[5]
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[edit] Labor camp origins
It had its origin in one of the more notorious forced labor camps of the Gulag which was established in 1932. In 1941, Vorkuta and the labor camp system based around it were connected to the rest of the world by a prisoner-built railroad linking Konosha, Kotlas, and the camps of Inta. Town status was granted to Vorkuta November 26, 1943.[4] It was the largest center of the Gulag camps in European Russia and served as the administrative center for a large number of smaller camps and subcamps, among them Kotlas, Pechora, and Izhma (modern Sosnogorsk). In 1953, the town witnessed a major uprising by the camp inmates.
[edit] Mines
By the early part of the 21st century many of the mines had been closed as problems with high costs of operations have plagued the mine operators. At one time during the late 1980s and 1990s there were labor actions in the area by miners who had not been paid for a year.[6]
[edit] Geography
The town is served by Vorkuta Airport. During the Cold War, an Arctic Control Group forward staging base for strategic bombers was located at Vorkuta Sovetskiy.[7]
[edit] Gallery
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Mining College in Vorkuta
[edit] Climate
Vorkuta has an arctic climate (E) with short, cool summers accompanied by very cold and dry winters. Average january temperature is about -20°C, and july is about +13°C.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Информационный портал администрации Воркуты - Главная" (in Russian). August 2011. http://www.mayor.vorkuta.ru/. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
- ^ a b c "Информационный портал администрации Воркуты - История Воркуты 1930-1945 годы" (in Russian). http://www.mayor.vorkuta.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=380&Itemid=81. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2010). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ^ "Vorkuta Miners Hold Authorities Prisoners". Russia Today. www.aha.ru. http://www.aha.ru/~mgo/vorkuta.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ "Vorkuta". www.globalsecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/russia/vorkuta.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- Adapted from the article Vorkuta, from Wikinfo, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Vorkuta |
- The official website of Vorkuta (Russian)
- The site of the Mayor of Vorkuta (Russian)
- Vorcutincy.ru - The site of Vorkuta (Russian)
- Satellite images of the Vorkuta region
- Vorkutlag-Vorkuta. Double remembrance to the soviet history of the city.
- Vorkuta. History (Russian)
- First webcam Vorkuta overlooking the main street of the city (Russian)
- Contemporary photographs - Vorkuta city
- Historical photographs
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