Nizhneangarsk
| Nizhneangarsk (English) Нижнеанга́рск (Russian) Доодо Ангар (Buryat) | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia[1] |
| Administrative center of | Severo-Baykalsky District[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 5,030 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | IRKT (UTC+09:00)[2] |
Nizhneangarsk (Russian: Нижнеанга́рск; Buryat: Доодо Ангар, Doodo Angar) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Severo-Baykalsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Baikal, 23 kilometers (14 mi) north of Severobaykalsk. It has an elevation of 593 metres (1,946 ft).[3] Population: 5,030 (2010 Census);[1] 5,595 (2002 Census);[4] 6,977 (1989 Census).[5]
History
It was founded in 1643 by the Russian explorer Semyon Skorokhod and was originally called Verkhneangarsk (Верхнеанга́рск), after the fort built here by Vasily Kolesnik in 1646. Nizhneangarsk is the location of the Nizhneangarsk Airport, with flights to Ulan-Ude and Irkutsk. In the 1970s, it was planned to make Nizhneangarsk the headquarters of the western end of the Baikal Amur Mainline, but the marshy ground made it hard to build large buildings, so the headquarters was moved south to Severobaykalsk.
Climate
Nizhneangarsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), with severely cold winters and mild summers. Precipitation is moderate, and is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.
| Climate data for Nizhneangarsk | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
33.9 (93) |
27.2 (81) |
19.8 (67.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
2.2 (36) |
37 (98.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −18.5 (−1.3) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−7.8 (18) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
1.88 (35.38) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −22.0 (−7.6) |
−20.3 (−4.5) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
5.0 (41) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−2.52 (27.46) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −25.9 (−14.6) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−18.9 (−2) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−7.29 (18.89) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.2 (−53) |
−42.2 (−44) |
−40.0 (−40) |
−28.9 (−20) |
−15.0 (5) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
0.0 (32) |
−2.8 (27) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−27.8 (−18) |
−37.6 (−35.7) |
−40.0 (−40) |
−47.2 (−53) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 29.6 (1.165) |
15.5 (0.61) |
23.9 (0.941) |
36.4 (1.433) |
43.7 (1.72) |
61.7 (2.429) |
75.2 (2.961) |
94.2 (3.709) |
52.5 (2.067) |
35.1 (1.382) |
23.0 (0.906) |
22.0 (0.866) |
512.8 (20.189) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.1 | 13.9 | 10.3 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 135 |
| % humidity | 74.9 | 74.1 | 70.9 | 63.0 | 62.4 | 71.1 | 74.6 | 72.1 | 67.6 | 62.8 | 64.7 | 68.1 | 68.86 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 94.6 | 128.8 | 186.0 | 219.0 | 244.9 | 265.5 | 251.1 | 229.4 | 171.0 | 128.6 | 87.0 | 77.5 | 2,083.4 |
| Source: climatebase.ru (1948-2011)[6] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "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. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ "Nizhneangarsk, Russia". Falling Rain Global Gazetteer. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Nizhneangarsk, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved 23 January 2013.