Shimanovsk

Shimanovsk (English)
Шимановск (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -
Shimanovsk
Location of Shimanovsk in Amur Oblast
Coordinates: 52°00′N 127°42′E / 52.000°N 127.700°E / 52.000; 127.700Coordinates: 52°00′N 127°42′E / 52.000°N 127.700°E / 52.000; 127.700
Administrative status (as of December 2008)
Country Russia
Federal subject Amur Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to Shimanovsk Urban Okrug[1]
Administrative center of Shimanovsk Urban Okrug,[1] Shimanovsky District[1][2]
Municipal status (as of November 2004)
Urban okrug Shimanovsk Urban Okrug[3]
Administrative center of Shimanovsk Urban Okrug,[3] Shimanovsky Municipal District[2]
Head Nikolay Dontsov
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 19,815 inhabitants[4]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[5]
Founded 1910
Town status since 1950
Dialing code(s) +7 41651
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Shimanovsk (Russian: Шима́новск) is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshaya Pyora River (a right-hand tributary of the Zeya), 250 kilometers (160 mi) northwest of Blagoveshchensk. Population: 19,815(2010 Census);[4] 22,267(2002 Census);[6] 26,274(1989 Census).[7]

History

It was founded in conjunction with the construction of the Amur railway in 1910, originally named Pyora after the river on which it stands. It was renamed Gondatti in 1914 in honor of the then-governor of Amur Oblast, Nikolay Gondatti. In 1920, it was renamed Vladimiro-Shimanovsky after Vladimir Shimanovsky, a railway engineer and member of the Red Army who was shot dead in Blagoveshchensk during the Russian Civil War. It was granted town status and its name shortened to Shimanovsk in 1950.

During the construction of the Baikal-Amur Mainline in the 1970s, Shimanovsk saw new growth as a center for production of construction materials.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shimanovsk serves as the administrative center of Shimanovsky District,[2] even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Shimanovsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.[3]

Economy

The town's primary industries are production of heavy machinery and building materials. Kranspetsburmash corporation produces cranes and drilling equipment in Shimanovsk.

Transportation

The town has a railway station (Shimanovskaya) on the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Shimanovsk Airport is situated 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) southwest of the town.

Climate

Monsoon influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb). The average January temperature is −25.6 °C (−14.1 °F). The absolute minimum observed was −49.0 °C (−56.2 °F). Average July temperature is +20.1 °C (68.2 °F).

During the transition period (April-May) occasionally observed strong winds of up to 20 m / s. In winter, the wind is weak. The average annual background atmospheric pressure above normal, humidity 50-60%, during the year there is not less than 310 days of sunshine.

Climate data for Shimanovsk
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −1.0
(30.2)
2.7
(36.9)
17.0
(62.6)
26.7
(80.1)
34.0
(93.2)
39.1
(102.4)
37.4
(99.3)
35.0
(95)
32.6
(90.7)
27.4
(81.3)
11.0
(51.8)
0.0
(32)
39.1
(102.4)
Average high °C (°F) −18.5
(−1.3)
−12.8
(9)
−3.8
(25.2)
7.8
(46)
17.0
(62.6)
23.9
(75)
25.9
(78.6)
23.3
(73.9)
16.6
(61.9)
6.1
(43)
−8.6
(16.5)
−17.8
(0)
5.0
(41)
Daily mean °C (°F) −25.6
(−14.1)
−20.6
(−5.1)
−10.5
(13.1)
2.0
(35.6)
10.4
(50.7)
17.5
(63.5)
20.1
(68.2)
17.4
(63.3)
10.0
(50)
−0.3
(31.5)
−14.7
(5.5)
−24.1
(−11.4)
−1.5
(29.3)
Average low °C (°F) −32.5
(−26.5)
−28.9
(−20)
−19.4
(−2.9)
−5.4
(22.3)
2.2
(36)
9.2
(48.6)
13.2
(55.8)
10.6
(51.1)
2.8
(37)
−7.2
(19)
−21.4
(−6.5)
−30.4
(−22.7)
−8.9
(16)
Record low °C (°F) −49
(−56)
−46.1
(−51)
−37.2
(−35)
−23.9
(−11)
−8.5
(16.7)
−2.0
(28.4)
1.2
(34.2)
−0.5
(31.1)
−10
(14)
−24
(−11)
−37.7
(−35.9)
−48.9
(−56)
−49
(−56)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.3
(0.248)
8.3
(0.327)
10.2
(0.402)
28.8
(1.134)
38.4
(1.512)
78.6
(3.094)
125.9
(4.957)
84.0
(3.307)
62.7
(2.469)
24.9
(0.98)
17.1
(0.673)
10.7
(0.421)
495.9
(19.524)
Average relative humidity (%) 74.2 69.4 64.1 57.5 60.3 68.5 78.0 78.8 72.7 66.1 74.4 75.1 69.9
Source: climatebase.ru [8]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Law #127-OZ
  2. 1 2 3 Law #12-OZ
  3. 1 2 3 Law #374-OZ
  4. 1 2 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. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "Climatebase.ru - Simanovsk, Russia". 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

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