updated Russian Time Zones - need to correct some districts for Sakha - Yakutia and Sakhalin

Alexander Krivenyshev worldtimezone at yahoo.com
Fri Sep 16 02:44:47 UTC 2011


Based on last Russian Government Decree # 725 on August 31, 2011
(Government document http://www.government.ru/gov/results/16355/print/ in 
Russian) there are few corrections have to be made for some Russian time zones 
slightly affecting following regions: 
Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
Sakhalinskaya Oblast (Sakhalin Oblast, Sakhalin) - Severo-Kurilsky District 
(Kuril Islands)


All updated Russian Time Zones were placed in table and translated to English 
by WorldTimeZone.com at the link below:
http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia36.htm

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Zone Asia/Yakutsk UTC+10

Current note that in Zone Asia/Yakutsk
"# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2009-11-29):
# The Sakha districts are: Aldanskij, Amginskij, Anabarskij,
# Verkhnevilyujskij, Vilyujskij, Gornyj,
# Zhiganskij, Kobyajskij, Lenskij, Megino-Kangalasskij, Mirninskij,
# Namskij, Nyurbinskij, Olenyokskij, Olyokminskij,
# Suntarskij, Tattinskij, Ust'-Aldanskij, Khangalasskij,
# Churapchinskij, Eveno-Bytantajskij Natsional'nij." have to be corrected.


the following Sakha Republic (Yakutia) districts using time zone UTC+10 (MSK+6):

Aldansky District (Aldansky Ulus) - Aldan 
Amginsky District (Amginsky Ulus) - Amga
Anabarsky District (Anabarsky Ulus) - Saskylakh
Bulunsky District (Bulunsky Ulus) - Tiksi  
Verkhnevilyuysky District (Verkhnevilyuysky Ulus) - Verkhnevilyuysk
Vilyuysky District (Vilyuysky Ulus) - Vilyuysk
Gorny District (Gorny Ulus) - Berdigestyakh 
Zhigansky Evenkiysky National District (Zhigansky Evenkiysky National Ulus) - 
Zhigansk
Kobyaysky District (Kobyaysky Ulus) - Sangar
Lensky District (Lensky Ulus) - Lensk 
Megino-Kangalassky District (Megino-Kangalassky Ulus) - Nizhny Bestyakh 
Mirninsky District (Mirninsky Ulus) - Mirny 
Namsky District (Namsky Ulus) - Namtsy 
Neryungrinsky District (Neryungrinsky Ulus) - Neryungri 
Nyurbinsky District (Nyurbinsky Ulus) - Nyurba 
Olyokminsky District (Olyokminsky Ulus) - Olyokminsk 
Olenyoksky Evenkiysky National District (Olenyoksky Evenkiysky National Ulus) - 
Olenyok
Suntarsky District (Suntarsky Ulus) - Suntar 
Tattinsky District (Tattinsky Ulus) -   Ytyk-Kyuyol
Tomponsky District (Tomponsky Ulus) - Khandyga 
Ust-Aldansky District (Ust-Aldansky Ulus) - Borogontsy 
Ust-Maysky District (Ust-Maysky Ulus) -   Ust-Maya 
Khangalassky District (Khangalassky Ulus) -  Pokrovsk 
Churapchinsky District (Churapchinsky Ulus) - Churapcha 
Eveno-Bytantaysky National District (Eveno-Bytantaysky National Ulus) -  
Batagay-Alyta 
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Zone Asia/Yakutsk UTC+10
Zabaykalsky Krai - Chita MSK+6 UTC+10 

Note: On March 1, 2008 Chitinskaya Oblast merged with Aginskij Buryatskij 
avtonomnyj okrug to form Zabaykalsky Krai.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chita_Oblast

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Zone Asia/Vladivostok UTC+11
the following 3 Sakha Republic (Yakutia) districts using time zone UTC+11 
(MSK+7):
   
Verkhoyansky District (Verkhoyanskij, Verkhoyansky Ulus) - Batagay 
Oymyakonsky District (Ojmyakonskij, Oymyakonsky Ulus) - Ust-Nera 
Ust-Yansky District (Ust'-Yanskij, Ust-Yansky Ulus) - Deputatsky 

Current note that in Zone Asia/Vladivostok
"# The Sakha districts are: Bulunskij, Verkhoyanskij, Tomponskij, Ust'-Majskij,
# Ust'-Yanskij." have to be corrected.

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Zone Asia/Magadan  UTC+12
the following 6 Sakha Republic (Yakutia) districts using time zone UTC+12 
(MSK+8):

Abyysky District (Abyjskij, Abyysky Ulus) - Belaya Gora 
Allaikhovsky District (Allaikhovskij, Allaikhovsky Ulus) - Chokurdakh
Verkhnekolymsky District (Verkhhhnekolymskij, Verkhnekolymsky Ulus) - Zyryanka 
Momsky District (Momskij, Momsky Ulus) - Khonuu
Nizhnekolymsky District (Nizhnekolymskij, Nizhnekolymsky Ulus) - Chersky
Srednekolymsky District (Srednekolymskij, Srednekolymsky Ulus) - Srednekolymsk

Note: Ojmyakonskij District (Oymyakonsky, Oymyakonsky Ulus) - adm. center Ust-
Nera using UTC+11, not UTC+12


Note "# Probably also: Kuril Islands." for Zone Asia/Magadan
have to be replaced that only one district of Sakhalinskaya Oblast (Sakhalin 
Oblast, Sakhalin Region)-
Severo-Kurilsky District (Kuril Islands) - admin. center Severo-Kurilsk 
(Paramushir island) using UTC+12.


Rest of the Sakhalinskaya Oblast (Sakhalin, Sakhalin Region) using UTC+11.

Zone Asia/Sakhalin +11 (except Severo-Kurilsky District UTC+12)

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Alexander Krivenyshev,
http://www.worldtimezone.com



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