Vilyuysk
Encyclopedia
Vilyuysk is a town and the administrative center of Vilyuysky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia
, located about 600 kilometres (372.8 mi) from Yakutsk
on the Vilyuy River (left tributary
of the Lena
). Population:
Members of the peasant rebellion
led by 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 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.
2890 Vilyujsk
, discovered in 1978 by Soviet
astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravlyova
, is named after the town.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located about 600 kilometres (372.8 mi) from Yakutsk
Yakutsk
With a subarctic climate , Yakutsk is the coldest city, though not the coldest inhabited place, on Earth. Average monthly temperatures range from in July to in January. The coldest temperatures ever recorded on the planet outside Antarctica occurred in the basin of the Yana River to the northeast...
on the Vilyuy River (left tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Lena
Lena River
The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean . It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed...
). Population:
History
The first permanent settlement on the site of the present town was a Cossack winter settlement founded in 1634 as Tyukanskoye or Verkhnevilyuyskoye.Members of the peasant rebellion
Pugachev's Rebellion
Pugachev's Rebellion of 1774-75 was the principal revolt in a series of popular rebellions that took place in Russia after Catherine II seized power in 1762...
led by Yemelyan Pugachev
Yemelyan Pugachev
Yemelyan Ivanovich Pugachov , was a pretender to the Russian throne who led a great Cossack insurrection during the reign of Catherine II...
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 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.
Naming honors
The minor planetMinor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
2890 Vilyujsk
2890 Vilyujsk
2890 Vilyujsk is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1241.7994239 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 26, 1978.-References:...
, discovered in 1978 by Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravlyova
Lyudmila Zhuravlyova
Lyudmila Vasilyevna Zhuravleva is a Soviet, Russian and Ukrainian astronomer.She works at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.She also serves as president...
, is named after the town.
Population
| 1897 | 1926 | 1939 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2002 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 1,300 | 3,100 | 4,800 | 6,200 | 7,100 | 8,988 | 9,776 | 10,233 |