Dudinka

For other uses, see Dudinka (disambiguation).

Dudinka (Russian: Дуди́нка; Nenets: Тут'ын, Tutꜧyn) is a town on the Yenisei River and the administrative center of Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It used to be the administrative center of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug, which was merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai on January 1, 2007. Population: 19,556 (2021 Census);^[6] 22,175 (2010 Census);^[2] 25,132 (2002 Census);^[7] 32,325 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Dudinka Дудинка
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Nenets	Тут'ын
• Dolgan	?Дудинка?
Clockwise: Dudinka Port, Aerial view of Dudinka; House of Culture
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Dudinka
Dudinka Location of Dudinka Show map of Russia Dudinka Dudinka (Krasnoyarsk Krai) Show map of Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 69°24′23″N 86°10′35″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Administrative district	Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District[1]
District town	Dudinka[1]
Founded	1667
Town status since	1951
Area
• Total	10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	22,175
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District,[1] district town of Dudinka[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Dudinka Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky Municipal District,[3] Dudinka Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	647000
Dialing code(s)	+7 39191
OKTMO ID	04653101001
Website	www.gorod-dudinka.ru

History

It was founded in 1667 as a winter settlement connected to Mangazeya. In 1930 it was designated the administrative center of the Taimyr Dolgan-Nenets National Region. In 1935, the polar explorer Otto Schmidt recommended that the settlement be expanded into a town. By 1937, the port facilities and a railroad to Norilsk were completed. Town status was granted in 1951.^[9]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dudinka serves as the administrative center of Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated within Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District as the district town of Dudinka.^[1] As a municipal division, the district town of Dudinka is incorporated within Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky Municipal District as Dudinka Urban Settlement.^[3]

Economy

Dudinka processes and sends cargo via Norilsk railway to the Norilsk Mining and Smelting Factory and also ships non-ferrous metals, coal and ore. In 1969, the Messoyakha-Dudinka-Norilsk natural gas pipeline was laid.

Port of Dudinka

Dudinka is home to a unique Arctic port, in the lower reaches of the Yenisey, which accessible to both sea and river ships. During the navigation season, from mid-June to October, the port can receive both seafaring ships and river vessels from Krasnoyarsk (about 2,000 km along the Yenisey). At this time, fresh food and essential goods are brought to Dudinka and then to Norilsk from the "mainland". As soon as the navigation is possible, fruit and vegetable stalls spring up in the streets and food prices in grocery stores drop drastically. And, when the Yenisey is icebound, Dudinka receives and dispatches ice-class vessels taking the Northern Sea Route. They take away the products of the Norilsk Mining and Metallurgical Combine and bring the fuel and raw materials that industrial plants rely on for their operation. The port operates every day apart from a couple of weeks a year, when it is flooded during the spring high water. It is the only port in the world that experiences such a nuisance. When, at the end of May, the ice starts breaking up on the Yenisey, the cranes are moved from the port to special holding areas, where they remain for the duration of the high water. All large cargoes are delivered exclusively by water.^[10]

The town is served by the Dudinka Airport.

Infrastructure

CHAYKA mast in Dudinka

Near Dudinka there is a 462 m (1,516 ft) tall radio mast which was formerly used for the CHAYKA radio navigation system. It is a grounded mast with a rhombic cage antenna.

Geography

Climate

Despite lying more than two degrees above the Arctic Circle, Dudinka has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) with short, mild summers and severely cold winters. Average high temperature even in May is below freezing and short summer starts in mid June and lasts only 2 months. Precipitation is moderate; it falls mostly as rain in summer and mainly as snow throughout the rest of the year.

Climate data for Dudinka
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	−0.3 (31.5)	−0.6 (30.9)	4.2 (39.6)	8.8 (47.8)	26.5 (79.7)	31.2 (88.2)	32.3 (90.1)	30.0 (86.0)	24.5 (76.1)	12.3 (54.1)	2.7 (36.9)	0.7 (33.3)	32.3 (90.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−22.7 (−8.9)	−22.3 (−8.1)	−15.8 (3.6)	−9.3 (15.3)	−1.1 (30.0)	11.1 (52.0)	19.1 (66.4)	15.8 (60.4)	7.4 (45.3)	−4.8 (23.4)	−16.3 (2.7)	−21.1 (−6.0)	−5 (23)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−26.9 (−16.4)	−26.6 (−15.9)	−21.2 (−6.2)	−15.1 (4.8)	−5 (23)	6.7 (44.1)	13.8 (56.8)	11.2 (52.2)	4.0 (39.2)	−7.9 (17.8)	−20.5 (−4.9)	−25.1 (−13.2)	−9.4 (15.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−31 (−24)	−30.8 (−23.4)	−26 (−15)	−20.2 (−4.4)	−8.5 (16.7)	3.3 (37.9)	9.5 (49.1)	7.6 (45.7)	1.4 (34.5)	−10.9 (12.4)	−24.7 (−12.5)	−29.3 (−20.7)	−13.3 (8.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−56.7 (−70.1)	−55 (−67)	−52.1 (−61.8)	−45.4 (−49.7)	−32.6 (−26.7)	−14.2 (6.4)	−0.8 (30.6)	−2.5 (27.5)	−20.2 (−4.4)	−38.8 (−37.8)	−48.7 (−55.7)	−53.5 (−64.3)	−56.7 (−70.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	44 (1.7)	38 (1.5)	34 (1.3)	30 (1.2)	30 (1.2)	37 (1.5)	44 (1.7)	59 (2.3)	50 (2.0)	59 (2.3)	46 (1.8)	48 (1.9)	519 (20.4)
Average rainy days	0.03	0	0.1	1	6	13	15	17	16	5	0.3	0.1	74
Average snowy days	24	22	21	18	18	6	0.2	0.4	9	24	23	24	190
Average relative humidity (%)	75	75	75	75	79	74	69	78	82	84	79	76	77
Mean monthly sunshine hours	2	32	131	227	245	229	308	196	86	48	7	0	1,511
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[11]
Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961–1990)[12]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1939	3,568	—
1959	16,332	+357.7%
1970	19,701	+20.6%
1979	24,758	+25.7%
1989	32,325	+30.6%
2002	25,132	−22.3%
2010	22,175	−11.8%
2021	19,556	−11.8%
Source: Censuses[13][14][15][16]

Sports and entertainment

The Taymyr ice arena is the newly built ice hockey, figure skating and curling facility in Dudinka. It is the northernmost ice arena in the world that is fit for holding high-level, international events. The spectators capacity of the arena is 350 seats.^[17] The 2017 CCT Arctic Cup took place in the city of Dudinka at the Taymyr ice arena on May 18–22, 2017. It was the first-ever international curling tournament among women teams beyond the Arctic Circle. The event was held with participation of eight strongest teams from the northern countries, located at the 69th parallel. Participant teams included Russian National Team, Team Krasnoyarsk, Team Canada, Team USA, Team Finland. A wild card from the Organizing Committee was granted to Team Switzerland.^[18] Since 2017 Dudinka becomes the place where the international Arctic Curling Cup tournament takes place annually. The test event for this tournament was TAYMYR CURLING CUP 2016. The first-ever curling tournament among men teams beyond the Arctic Circle took place in Dudinka on May 26–30, 2016. The tournament was held as a test event for the Arctic Curling Cup. Six strongest Russian men teams took part in the event. In 2018 Dudinka held the final tour of the international Arctic Curling Cup. 10 strongest teams, three of which were Russian, were competing in double-mixed. Maria Komarova and Daniel Goryachov received bronze medals in this tournament.

Notable people

• Olga Martynova, poet^[19][20]

Street view of Dudinka

• Petr Yan, mixed martial artist, former UFC Bantamweight Champion^[21]

See also

• Chief Directorate of the Northern Sea Route
• Yenisei Gulf

References

Notes

1. Law #10-4765
2. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
3. Law #2-54
4. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
6. Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
7. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
8. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
9. Brumfield, William (September 18, 2015). "Dudinka on the Yenisei: The path to Norilsk and the Taimyr Peninsula: The industrial city of Dudinka could become an important port for Russia as the Arctic melts". Russia Beyond the Headlines Russia's official newspaper. Moscow. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
10. Sorokina, Anna (September 30, 2023). "Dudinka: How a small town became an Arctic lifeline". Russia Beyond.
11. "Pogoda.ru.net – Climate Data for Dudinka" (in Russian). Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
12. "Dudinka Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
13. "(USSR) Urban population of the union republics, and their territorial units".
14. "Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года. Том. 1, таблица 4. Численность населения России, федеральных округов, субъектов Российской Федерации, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов - райцентров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более". Archived from the original on February 3, 2012.
15. "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Итоги по Красноярскому краю. 1.10 Численность населения гор.округов, мун.районов, гор. и сел. поселе". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
16. "Таблица 5. Численность населения России, федеральных округов, субъектов Российской Федерации, городских округов, муниципальных районов, муниципальных округов, городских и сельских поселений, городских населенных пунктов, сельских населенных пунктов с населением 3000 человек и более - Итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2021 года". Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
17. "В Дудинке открылась ледовая арена "Таймыр" – самая северная в мире - Норильский никель |". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017.
18. "«Arctic cup 2017», новость размещена на сайте www.curling.ru 25.10.2016 — Новости — Федерация кёрлинга России". Archived from the original on October 28, 2016.
19. "Olga Martynova" (in German). Herrmann-Lenz-Preis. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
20. "Biographies – Poets". poetrymagazines.org.uk. Archived from the original on March 13, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
21. "Article". Matchtv.ru. February 28, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.

Sources

• Законодательное собрание Красноярского края. Закон №10-4765 от 10 июня 2010 г. «О перечне административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Красноярского края», в ред. Закона №7-3007 от 16 декабря 2014 г. «Об изменении административно-территориального устройства Большеулуйского района и о внесении изменений в Закон края "О перечне административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Красноярского края"». Вступил в силу 1 июля 2010 г. Опубликован: "Ведомости высших органов государственной власти Красноярского края", №33(404), 5 июля 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Law #10-4765 of June 10, 2010 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai, as amended by the Law #7-3007 of December 16, 2014 On Changing the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Bolsheuluysky District and on Amending the Krai Law "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai". Effective as of July 1, 2010.).
• Законодательное собрание Красноярского края. Закон №2-54 от 9 февраля 2012 г. «Об установлении границ муниципального образования Таймырский Долгано-Ненецкий муниципальный район и находящихся в его границах иных муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №5-1826 от 21 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в Законы края об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципальных образований Красноярского края». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости высших органов государственной власти Красноярского края", №8(520)/1 и №8(520)/2, 6 марта 2012 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Law #2-54 of February 9, 2012 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formation of Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky Municipal District and of Other Municipal Formations Within Its Borders, as amended by the Law #5-1826 of November 21, 2013 On Amending the Krai Laws on Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formations of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Effective as of the day which is ten days from the day of the official publication.).

External links

• Media related to Dudinka at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website of Dudinka (in Russian)
• Dudinka Business Directory (in Russian)
• Facts about Dudinka