Yerbogachen


Yerbogachen, sometimes written Erbogachen or Erbogachene, is a rural locality in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Nizhnyaya Tunguska River. It is the administrative center of Katangsky District. Population:

Transportation

The town is served by the Erbogachen Airport.

Climate

Yerbogachen has a subarctic climate. Winters are bitterly cold with average temperatures from to in January, while summers are warm with average temperatures from to. Precipitation is quite low, but is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.
Yerbogachen has a climate comparable to that of the Yakutia. As of 2017, It is probably also one of the only locations outside Yakutia that has a temperature amplitude of 100 °C.