Vitim (russian: Вити́м; sah, Битиим, ''Bitiim'') is an
urban locality (an
urban-type settlement) in
Lensky District of the
Sakha Republic
Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the largest republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eas ...
,
Russia, located from
Lensk, the
administrative center of the district,
[''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''] on the left bank of the
Lena River
The Lena (russian: Ле́на, ; evn, Елюенэ, ''Eljune''; sah, Өлүөнэ, ''Ölüöne''; bua, Зүлхэ, ''Zülkhe''; mn, Зүлгэ, ''Zülge'') is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean ...
at its
confluence
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with the
Vitim River. As of the
2010 Census, its population was 4,376.
History
Vitim was first mentioned in 17th-century historical sources as a winter fort and later as a trading fort.
[Газета "Якутия"]
Витимская слобода
November 19, 2009 By the mid-19th century, the settlement spread along a section of the river, with a population of about 250 inhabitants, who made a living from river trade, fishing, hunting, gold mining, and handicrafts. During the
Imperial
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United States
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era, it served as a place of political exile;
H. Leivick
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was exiled here in 1912-1913.
Urban-type settlement status was granted to Vitim in 1958.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, the
urban-type settlement of Vitim
[According to Article 7 of the Law #77-I, lower-level administrative divisions with the status of a settlement have their administrative centers in an inhabited locality with the status of an urban-type settlement. According to the ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic'', Vitim is the administrative center of the Settlement of Vitim.] is incorporated within
Lensky District as the
Settlement of Vitim.
As a
municipal division, the Settlement of Vitim is incorporated within Lensky Municipal District as Vitim Urban Settlement.
[Law #173-Z 353-III]
Economy
Vitim's development is being influenced by the development of the
Talakan oil field.
Transportation
Vitim is served by the
Vitim Airport
Vitim Airport is a public use airport built in Vitim, Sakha Republic, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia during World War II for the Alaska-Siberian (ALSIB) air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front (World War II), Ea ...
.
Climate
Vitim has a
subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...
(
Köppen climate classification ''Dfc'') with severely cold winters and warm summers.
Precipitation is quite low but is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.
References
Notes
Sources
*Official website of the Sakha Republic. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''
Lensky District
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Urban-type settlements in the Sakha Republic
Irkutsk Governorate
Populated places on the Lena River