Nizhneangarsk

Nizhneangarsk (English)
Нижнеангарск (Russian)
Доодо Ангар (Buryat)
-  Urban-type settlement[1]  -

View of Nizhneangarsk from Lake Baikal
Nizhneangarsk
Location of Nizhneangarsk in the Republic of Buryatia
Coordinates: 55°46′N 109°31′E / 55.767°N 109.517°E / 55.767; 109.517Coordinates: 55°46′N 109°31′E / 55.767°N 109.517°E / 55.767; 109.517
Administrative status (as of July 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Buryatia[1]
Administrative district Severo-Baykalsky District[1]
Urban-type settlement Nizhneangarsk Urban-Type Settlement[1]
Administrative center of Severo-Baykalsky District,[1] Nizhneangarsk Urban-Type Settlement
Municipal status (as of October 2014)
Municipal district Severo-Baykalsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Nizhneangarsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Severo-Baykalsky Municipal District,[2] Nizhneangarsk Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 5,030 inhabitants[4]
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)[5]
Founded 1643
Previous names Verkhneangarsk
Postal code(s)[6] 671710, 671739
Nizhneangarsk population
2010 Census 5,030[4]
2002 Census 5,595[7]
1989 Census 6,977[8]
1979 Census 5,870[9]

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. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,030.[4]

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. 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 were moved south to Severobaykalsk.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nizhneangarsk serves as the administrative center of Severo-Baykalsky District.[1] As an administrative division, the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Nizhneangarsk, together with one rural locality (the settlement of Davsha), is incorporated within Severo-Baykalsky District as Nizhneangarsk Urban-Type Settlement[1] (an administrative division of the district).[10] As a municipal division, Nizhneangarsk Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated within Severo-Baykalsky Municipal District as Nizhneangarsk Urban Settlement.[2]

Transportation

Nizhneangarsk is the location of the Nizhneangarsk Airport, with flights to Ulan-Ude and Irkutsk.

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
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)
Average 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)
Average 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
Average relative 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)[11]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Resolution #431
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #985-III
  3. Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 81 645 155». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 81 645 155. ).
  4. 1 2 3 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. Russian 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. 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). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России. (All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia.)". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года (All-Union Population Census of 1979) (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1979. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  10. Law #2433-III
  11. "Nizhneangarsk, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 23, 2013.

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