Yeniseysk ( rus, Енисейск, p=jɪnʲɪˈsʲejsk) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
in
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai ( rus, Красноя́рский край, r=Krasnoyarskiy kray, p=krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), with its administrative center in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the third-largest city in Si ...
,
Russia
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, located on the
Yenisei River. Population: 20,000 (1970).
History
Yeniseysk was founded in 1619 as a
stockaded town—the first town on the Yenisei River.
It played an important role in Russian
colonization of East
Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part ...
in the 17th–18th centuries. Its location is due to the
Siberian River Routes from the Urals, up the Ob, up the Ket River and over a portage to Yeniseysk and from there to the Yenisei basin. It became less important due to road and rail building further south. Its old town is included by the Russian government in the country's tentative
World Heritage List
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.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Yeniseysk serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Yeniseysky District, even though it is not a part of it.
[Law #10-4765] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the
krai town of Yeniseysk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts.
As a
municipal division, the krai town of Yeniseysk is incorporated as Yeniseysk Urban Okrug.
[Law #12-2378]
Transportation
The town is served by the
Yeniseysk Airport.
Climate
Yeniseysk has a
subarctic climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Dfc''), with long, severely cold winters and short, warm summers. Precipitation is moderate, and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year. Being less affected by the dry
Siberian High in winter than areas farther east, Yeniseysk has reliably high snowfall by Siberian standards with a total of of precipitation between October and April, although on average not very high amounts compared to cold climates close to oceans.
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Cities and towns in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Populated places established in 1619
World Heritage Tentative List
1619 establishments in Russia
Yeniseysk Governorate
Populated places on the Yenisei River