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{{Other places|Vitim}}
{{Infobox Russian inhabited locality
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|ru_name=Витим
|loc_name1=Битиим
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|image_caption=Aerial view of Vitim
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|adm_district_jur=[[Lensky District, Sakha Republic|Lensky District]]
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{{Infobox
|title=Vitim population
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|label1=[[Russian Census (2010)|2010 Census]]
|data1=4,376<ref name="2010Census" />
|label2=[[Russian Census (2002)|2002 Census]]
|data2=3,973<ref name="2002Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2002Census}}</ref>
|label3=[[Soviet Census (1989)|1989 Census]]
|data3=5,311<ref name="1989Census">{{ru-pop-ref|1989Census}}</ref>
|label4=[[Soviet Census (1979)|1979 Census]]
|data4=3,461<ref name="1979Census">{{ru-pop-ref|1979Census}}</ref>
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'''Vitim''' ({{langx|ru|Вити́м}}; {{langx|sah|Битиим|Bitiim}}) is an [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|urban locality]] (an [[urban-type settlement]]) in [[Lensky District, Sakha Republic|Lensky District]] of the [[Sakha Republic]], [[Russia]], located {{convert|229|km|sp=us}} from [[Lensk]], the [[administrative center]] of the district,<ref name="SakhaR_admlist">''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''</ref> on the left bank of the [[Lena River]] at its [[confluence]] with the [[Vitim River]]. As of the [[Russian Census (2010)|2010 Census]], its population was&nbsp;4,376.<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref>

==History==
Vitim was first mentioned in 17th-century historical sources as a winter fort and later as a trading fort.<ref name="Established">Газета "Якутия". [http://www.gazetayakutia.ru/node/1839 Витимская слобода], November 19, 2009 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030160300/http://www.gazetayakutia.ru/node/1839 |date=October 30, 2010 }}</ref> By the mid-19th century, the settlement spread along a {{convert|2|km|sp=us|adj=on}} section of the river, with a population of about 250&nbsp;inhabitants, who made a living from river trade, fishing, hunting, gold mining, and handicrafts. During the [[Russian Empire|Imperial]] era, it served as a place of political exile; [[H. Leivick]] was exiled here in 1912–1913.

[[Urban-type settlement]] status was granted to Vitim in 1958.<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" />

==Administrative and municipal status==
Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], the [[urban-type settlement#Inhabited localities|urban-type settlement]] of Vitim<ref name="StatusNote">According to Article&nbsp;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.</ref>  is incorporated within [[Lensky District, Sakha Republic|Lensky District]] as the '''[[Urban-type settlement#Administrative divisions|Settlement]] of Vitim'''.<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], the Settlement of Vitim is incorporated within Lensky Municipal District as '''Vitim Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="Ref531">Law #173-Z 353-III</ref>

==Economy==
Vitim's development is being influenced by the development of the [[Talakan|Talakan oil field]].

===Transportation===
Vitim is served by the [[Vitim Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vitim Airport|url=http://www.ourairports.com/airports/UERT/|publisher=OurAirports|access-date=January 23, 2013}}</ref>

==Climate==
Vitim has a [[subarctic climate]] ([[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.

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{{Weather box
|location=Vitim
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|Jan record high C=1.1
|Feb record high C=3.6
|Mar record high C=12.2
|Apr record high C=20.7
|May record high C=32.9
|Jun record high C=36.8
|Jul record high C=36.6
|Aug record high C=36.3
|Sep record high C=28.8
|Oct record high C=19.9
|Nov record high C=7.7
|Dec record high C=4.6
|Jan high C = -24.0
|Feb high C = -18.7
|Mar high C = -6.3
|Apr high C = 3.9
|May high C = 13.1
|Jun high C = 22.2
|Jul high C = 25.2
|Aug high C = 21.3
|Sep high C = 12.4
|Oct high C = 1.0
|Nov high C = -13.3
|Dec high C = -22.5
|Jan mean C = -28.9
|Feb mean C = -25.6
|Mar mean C = -15.4
|Apr mean C = -3.3
|May mean C = 6.2
|Jun mean C = 14.7
|Jul mean C = 18.1
|Aug mean C = 14.5
|Sep mean C = 6.4
|Oct mean C = -3.3
|Nov mean C = -18.1
|Dec mean C = -27.0
|Jan low C = -34.2
|Feb low C = -32.0
|Mar low C = -23.7
|Apr low C = -10.5
|May low C = -0.5
|Jun low C = 7.5
|Jul low C = 11.6
|Aug low C = 8.9
|Sep low C = 1.9
|Oct low C = -7.1
|Nov low C = -23.2
|Dec low C = -32.2
|Jan record low C = -60.2
|Feb record low C = -57.6
|Mar record low C = -51.5
|Apr record low C = -40.9
|May record low C = -22.1
|Jun record low C = -6.4
|Jul record low C = -1.3
|Aug record low C = -4.9
|Sep record low C = -12.3
|Oct record low C = -34.6
|Nov record low C = -50.6
|Dec record low C = -61.2
|Jan precipitation mm = 24.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 17.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 13.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 16.2
|May precipitation mm = 31.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 51.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 58.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 60.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 43.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 40.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 35.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 28.9
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 22.9
|Feb precipitation days = 18.2
|Mar precipitation days = 14.1
|Apr precipitation days = 11.7
|May precipitation days = 12.5
|Jun precipitation days = 13.7
|Jul precipitation days = 12.5
|Aug precipitation days = 14.7
|Sep precipitation days = 15.3
|Oct precipitation days = 20.3
|Nov precipitation days = 23.8
|Dec precipitation days = 24.2
|Jan humidity = 76.4
|Feb humidity = 75.5
|Mar humidity = 70.8
|Apr humidity = 65.1
|May humidity = 62.4
|Jun humidity = 66.3
|Jul humidity = 70.9
|Aug humidity = 77.1
|Sep humidity = 78.0
|Oct humidity = 79.2
|Nov humidity = 78.6
|Dec humidity = 76.2
|Jan sun = 33.0
|Feb sun = 88.0
|Mar sun = 167.0
|Apr sun = 207.0
|May sun = 242.0
|Jun sun = 274.0
|Jul sun = 281.0
|Aug sun = 209.0
|Sep sun = 122.0
|Oct sun = 68.0
|Nov sun = 43.0
|Dec sun = 16.0
|source 1 = climatebase.ru (1930-2012)<ref name="climatebase">{{cite web|title=Vitim, Russia|url=http://climatebase.ru/station/30054/?lang=en|publisher=Climatebase.ru|access-date=January 23, 2013}}</ref>
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==References==
===Notes===
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
*Official website of the Sakha Republic. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''. [http://sakha.gov.ru/node/12530 Lensky District]. {{in lang|ru}}
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|sa|mun|list1}}

{{Sakha Republic}}
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[[Category:Urban-type settlements in the Sakha Republic]]
[[Category:Irkutsk Governorate]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Lena River]]