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Town under district jurisdiction in Sakha Republic, Russia

Vilyuysk Вилюйск Town under district jurisdiction[1] Other transcription(s) • Yakut Бүлүү Flag Coat of arms Interactive map of Vilyuysk Vilyuysk Location of Vilyuysk Show map of Russia Vilyuysk Vilyuysk (Sakha Republic) Show map of Sakha Republic Coordinates: 63°45′N 121°38′E / 63.750°N 121.633°E / 63.750; 121.633 Country Russia Federal subject Sakha Republic[1] Administrative district Vilyuysky District[1] TownSelsoviet Vilyuysk[1] Founded 1634[2][1] Town status since 1783 Elevation 105 m (344 ft) Population • Estimate (2023) 10,045 ) Administrative status • Capital of Vilyuysky District,[1] Town of Vilyuysk[1] Municipal status • Municipal district Vilyuysky Municipal District[3] • Urban settlement Vilyuysk Urban Settlement[3] • Capital of Vilyuysky Municipal District,[4] Vilyuysk Urban Settlement[3] Time zone UTC+9 (MSK+6 [5]) Postal codes[6] 678200, 678202, 678219, 678229 Dialing code +7 41132 OKTMO ID 98618101001 Website www.vilyuisk.ru

**Vilyuysk** (Russian: Вилюйск, IPA: [\[vʲɪˈlʲʉjsk\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Russian); [Yakut](/source/Yakut_language): Бүлүү, *Bülüü*) is a [town](/source/Types_of_inhabited_localities_in_Russia) and the [administrative center](/source/Administrative_center) of [Vilyuysky District](/source/Vilyuysky_District) in the [Sakha Republic](/source/Sakha_Republic), [Russia](/source/Russia), located on the [Vilyuy River](/source/Vilyuy_River) (left [tributary](/source/Tributary) of the [Lena](/source/Lena_River)), about 600 kilometers (370 mi) from [Yakutsk](/source/Yakutsk), the [capital](/source/Capital_city) of the republic. As of the [2010 Census](/source/Russian_Census_(2010)), its population was 10,234.[7]

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Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1897 611 — 1926 1,300 +112.8% 1939 3,147 +142.1% 1959 4,817 +53.1% 1970 6,215 +29.0% 1979 7,108 +14.4% 1989 8,988 +26.4% 2002 9,776 +8.8% 2010 10,234 +4.7% 2021 10,032 −2.0% Source: Census data

## History

The first permanent settlement on the site of the present town was a [Cossack](/source/Cossacks) winter settlement founded in 1634[2] as **Tyukanskoye**[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] or **Verkhnevilyuyskoye**.[8]

Members of the [peasant rebellion](/source/Pugachev's_Rebellion) led by [Yemelyan Pugachev](/source/Yemelyan_Pugachev) were exiled to the area in the 1770s, building the new town of **Olensk** in 1783. The town's name was derived from the Russian word "олень" (*olen*), meaning "stag", as still seen in the town's symbols. The town was renamed Vilyuysk after the river on which it stands in 1821.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

[Kate Marsden](/source/Kate_Marsden) visited in 1891 on her mission to treat [lepers](/source/Leprosy) in the region,[9] and returned in 1897 to establish a hospital. In 2014 a statue was constructed to her memory in the town.[10]

## Administrative and municipal status

Within the [framework of administrative divisions](/source/Subdivisions_of_Russia#Administrative_divisions), Vilyuysk serves as the [administrative center](/source/Administrative_center) of [Vilyuysky District](/source/Vilyuysky_District).[1] As an [inhabited locality](/source/Types_of_inhabited_localities_in_Russia), Vilyuysk is classified as a town under district jurisdiction.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality (the *[selo](/source/Village#Russia)* of [Sosnovka](/source/Sosnovka%2C_Sakha_Republic)), incorporated within Vilyuysky District as the **[Town](/source/Town_of_district_significance) of Vilyuysk**.[1] As a [municipal division](/source/Subdivisions_of_Russia#Municipal_divisions), the Town of Vilyuysk is incorporated within Vilyuysky Municipal District as **Vilyuysk Urban Settlement**.[3]

## Transportation

The [Vilyuysk Airport](/source/Vilyuysk_Airport) is located near the town.[11]

## Climate

Vilyuysk has an extremely continental [subarctic climate](/source/Subarctic_climate) ([Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) *Dfc*). Winters are extremely cold, with January average temperatures about -34.4 °C (-29.9 °F), while summers are short but very warm, with average temperatures about 19.2 °С (66.6 °F) in July. Summer temperatures are actually quite high for its altitude due to its long distance from the moderating influence of the oceans. [Precipitation](/source/Precipitation) is quite low, but is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Vilyuysk Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) −0.4 (31.3) −2.0 (28.4) 10.1 (50.2) 18.6 (65.5) 30.4 (86.7) 36.5 (97.7) 37.8 (100.0) 36.0 (96.8) 27.7 (81.9) 18.0 (64.4) 3.7 (38.7) −2.1 (28.2) 37.8 (100.0) Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −30.7 (−23.3) −25.1 (−13.2) −11.0 (12.2) 2.0 (35.6) 12.0 (53.6) 22.6 (72.7) 25.4 (77.7) 20.8 (69.4) 10.8 (51.4) −3.2 (26.2) −21.1 (−6.0) −31.1 (−24.0) −2.4 (27.7) Daily mean °C (°F) −34.4 (−29.9) −30.1 (−22.2) −18.1 (−0.6) −4.4 (24.1) 6.4 (43.5) 16.3 (61.3) 19.2 (66.6) 14.8 (58.6) 5.8 (42.4) −6.8 (19.8) −24.9 (−12.8) −34.5 (−30.1) −7.6 (18.4) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −38.0 (−36.4) −34.6 (−30.3) −25.0 (−13.0) −11.2 (11.8) 0.5 (32.9) 9.9 (49.8) 13.2 (55.8) 9.1 (48.4) 1.4 (34.5) −10.3 (13.5) −28.5 (−19.3) −37.8 (−36.0) −12.6 (9.3) Record low °C (°F) −60.9 (−77.6) −58.0 (−72.4) −50.0 (−58.0) −40.2 (−40.4) −23.0 (−9.4) −5.3 (22.5) 0.0 (32.0) −6.3 (20.7) −15.4 (4.3) −39.8 (−39.6) −52.7 (−62.9) −57.9 (−72.2) −60.9 (−77.6) Average precipitation mm (inches) 13 (0.5) 11 (0.4) 10 (0.4) 11 (0.4) 26 (1.0) 35 (1.4) 52 (2.0) 43 (1.7) 33 (1.3) 25 (1.0) 19 (0.7) 14 (0.6) 292 (11.4) Average rainy days 0 0 0 4 11 14 13 13 15 5 0 0 75 Average snowy days 21 18 15 11 7 0 0 0 6 24 21 20 143 Average relative humidity (%) 74 75 68 58 54 55 60 66 71 77 77 75 68 Mean monthly sunshine hours 16 95 204 267 290 317 342 252 153 83 44 5 2,068 Source 1: pogoda.ru.net[12] Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[13]

## Naming honors

The [minor planet](/source/Minor_planet) [2890 Vilyujsk](/source/2890_Vilyujsk), discovered in 1978 by [Soviet](/source/Soviet_Union) astronomer [Lyudmila Zhuravlyova](/source/Lyudmila_Zhuravlyova), is named after the town.[14]

## References

### Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SakhaR_admlist_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SakhaR_admlist_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-SakhaR_admlist_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-SakhaR_admlist_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-SakhaR_admlist_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-SakhaR_admlist_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-SakhaR_admlist_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-SakhaR_admlist_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-SakhaR_admlist_1-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-SakhaR_admlist_1-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-SakhaR_admlist_1-10) *Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic*

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gr_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gr_2-1) *Энциклопедия Города России*. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 71. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [5-7107-7399-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/5-7107-7399-9).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Ref531_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Ref531_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Ref531_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Ref531_3-3) Law #173-Z #353-III

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Ref411_4-0)** Law #172-Z #351-III

1. **[^](#cite_ref-vremeni_5-0)** ["Об исчислении времени"](http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&prevDoc=102483854&backlink=1&&nd=102148085). *Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации* (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PostalCode_6-0)** Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (*Russian Post*). [Поиск объектов почтовой связи](http://vinfo.russianpost.ru/servlet/department) (*Postal Objects Search*) (in Russian)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2010Census_7-0)** Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). [Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1](http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/perepis2010/croc/perepis_itogi1612.htm) [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). [Federal State Statistics Service](/source/Federal_State_Statistics_Service_(Russia)).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Вилюйск"](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/ru:%D0%AD%D0%A1%D0%91%D0%95/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8E%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA_). *[Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary](/source/Brockhaus_and_Efron_Encyclopedic_Dictionary)* (in Russian). 1906.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Marsden, On Sledge and Horseback to outcast Siberian lepers, 1892, p 116

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Siberia salutes British nurse and adventurer who set up a leper colony in remote Yakutian village"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230323165614/http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/siberia-salutes-british-nurse-and-adventurer-who-set-up-a-leper-colony-in-remote-yakutian-village/). *siberiantimes.com*. Archived from [the original](http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/siberia-salutes-british-nurse-and-adventurer-who-set-up-a-leper-colony-in-remote-yakutian-village/) on March 23, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Vilyuisk Airport"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160326020046/http://ourairports.com/airports/UENW/). OurAirports. Archived from [the original](http://www.ourairports.com/airports/UENW/) on March 26, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pogoda_12-0)** ["Weather And Climate - Climate Vilyuisk"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130415174115/http://www.pogoda.ru.net/climate/24641.htm) (in Russian). Archived from [the original](http://pogoda.ru.net/climate/24641.htm) on April 15, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NOAA_13-0)** ["Climate Normals for Viljujsk"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230221192830/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/RA/24641.TXT). [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](/source/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration). Archived from [the original](ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/RA/24641.TXT) on February 21, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). *Dictionary of Minor Planet Names* (5th ed.). New York: Springer Verlag. p. 237. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [3-540-00238-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/3-540-00238-3).

### Sources

- Official website of the Sakha Republic. *Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic*. [Vilyuysky District](https://web.archive.org/web/20131213051950/http://sakha.gov.ru/node/12525). (in Russian)

- Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №172-З №351-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1535-З №597-V от 27 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в статьи 1 и 2 Закона Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района 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](/source/State_Assembly_of_the_Sakha_Republic). Law #172-Z No. 351-III of November 30, 2004 *On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic*, as amended by the Law #1535-Z No. 597-V of November 27, 2015 *On Amending Articles 1 and 2 of the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic"*. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

- 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](/source/State_Assembly_of_the_Sakha_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.).

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