Onguday (; , ''Oñdoy'') is a

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(a '' selo'') and the

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of Ongudaysky District in the

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, located on the Ursul River, from

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, the

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of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,655, consisting mainly of the

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and

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Etymology

Local name Ongdoy (from

mongolian Mongolian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Mongolia, a country in Asia * Mongolian people, or Mongols * Bogd Khanate of Mongolia, the government of Mongolia, 1911–1919 and 1921–1924 * Mongolian language * Mongolian alphabet * ...

onge — "cave, cavity", doy — possession affix;literally — "having cave, cavities"

History

It was founded in 1626. In 1856-1857, the camp-settlement of the Altai spiritual mission of the Russian Orthodox Church was founded. In 1860, the first school was opened, for which a building was built in 1881. In 1879, the Assumption Church was built and consecrated in 1881. In 1908 the Church of St. Innocent of Irkutsk was built. In 1910, about 800 people lived in the village.

Climate

Onguday has a monsoon-influenced

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(

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climate classification ''Dwb'') with warm, humid summers and severely cold, dry winters. The warmest month of the year is July, when the average temperature is , the highest temperature recorded being . The coldest month of the year is January, when the average temperature is , with the record low of .

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* * {{Authority control Rural localities in Ongudaysky District Populated places established in 1626 1626 establishments in Russia