Ekimchan

Ekimchan (English)
Экимчан (Russian)
-  Urban-type settlement[1]  -
Work settlement
Ekimchan
Location of Ekimchan in Amur Oblast
Coordinates: 53°04′N 132°56′E / 53.067°N 132.933°E / 53.067; 132.933Coordinates: 53°04′N 132°56′E / 53.067°N 132.933°E / 53.067; 132.933
Administrative status (as of 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Amur Oblast[1]
Administrative district Selemdzhinsky District[1]
Administrative center of Selemdzhinsky District[1]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 1,212 inhabitants[1]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[2]

Ekimchan (Russian: Экимчан) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Selemdzhinsky District of Amur Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Selemdzha River. Population: 1,212(2010 Census);[1] 1,224(2002 Census);[3] 1,832(1989 Census).[4]

Transportation

A local road leads west to Koboldo and Stoyba.

Ekimchan is served by the Ekimchan Airport.[5]

Climate

Ekimchan has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with dry and bitterly cold winters and warm, wet summers.

Climate data for Ekimchan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −3.4
(25.9)
2.2
(36)
12.0
(53.6)
23.7
(74.7)
30.2
(86.4)
33.2
(91.8)
34.4
(93.9)
33.2
(91.8)
28.6
(83.5)
22.0
(71.6)
8.6
(47.5)
−1.2
(29.8)
34.4
(93.9)
Average high °C (°F) −24.7
(−12.5)
−15.5
(4.1)
−5.1
(22.8)
4.6
(40.3)
13.7
(56.7)
21.5
(70.7)
24.6
(76.3)
21.6
(70.9)
14.5
(58.1)
3.3
(37.9)
−12.5
(9.5)
−24.4
(−11.9)
1.8
(35.24)
Daily mean °C (°F) −32.1
(−25.8)
−25.3
(−13.5)
−14.5
(5.9)
−2.2
(28)
6.8
(44.2)
13.8
(56.8)
17.1
(62.8)
14.7
(58.5)
7.7
(45.9)
−3.0
(26.6)
−18.5
(−1.3)
−29.8
(−21.6)
−5.44
(22.21)
Average low °C (°F) −37.5
(−35.5)
−32.9
(−27.2)
−23.3
(−9.9)
−9.3
(15.3)
−0.2
(31.6)
6.4
(43.5)
10.8
(51.4)
9.5
(49.1)
2.7
(36.9)
−8.2
(17.2)
−23.9
(−11)
−34.6
(−30.3)
−11.71
(10.92)
Record low °C (°F) −53.4
(−64.1)
−50.0
(−58)
−41.3
(−42.3)
−36.6
(−33.9)
−18.0
(−0.4)
−6.0
(21.2)
−2.5
(27.5)
−2.3
(27.9)
−12.2
(10)
−30.7
(−23.3)
−43.9
(−47)
−51.7
(−61.1)
−53.4
(−64.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.9
(0.311)
6.0
(0.236)
12.2
(0.48)
35.4
(1.394)
64.7
(2.547)
92.2
(3.63)
146.2
(5.756)
147.3
(5.799)
92.1
(3.626)
45.6
(1.795)
27.4
(1.079)
13.5
(0.531)
690.5
(27.184)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.6 10.8 10.5 10.4 12.5 11.6 9.8 12.7 14.0 16.5 19.2 16.4 157
Average relative humidity (%) 78.3 75.4 71.3 66.7 65.2 71.2 76.7 82.4 81.6 81.5 84.3 79.8 76.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 138.0 179.2 215.5 207.0 212.3 243.0 235.6 178.3 141.0 127.1 108.0 108.5 2,093.5
Source: climatebase.ru (1948-2011)[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
  2. 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.).
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "Ekimchan Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  6. "Ekimchan, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
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