Onguday (russian: Онгуда́й; alt, Оҥдой, ''Oñdoy'') is a

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(a '' selo'') and the

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Ongudaysky District Ongudaysky District (russian: Онгуда́йский райо́н; alt, Оҥдой аймак, ''Oñdoy aymak'') is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is loca ...

in the Altai Republic,

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, located on the Ursul River, from

Gorno-Altaysk Gorno-Altaysk (russian: Го́рно-Алта́йск, a=Горно-Алтайск.ogg, r=Gorno-Altaysk, p=ˈgornə ɐlˈtajsk; ; historically, pre-1932: Ulala) is the capital town of the Altai Republic, Russia. The population stands at around ...

, the capital 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 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