Sretensk

For other places with the same name, see Sretensk (inhabited locality).
Sretensk (English)
Сретенск (Russian)
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Location of Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia
Sretensk
Location of Sretensk in Zabaykalsky Krai
Coordinates: 52°15′N 117°43′E / 52.250°N 117.717°E / 52.250; 117.717Coordinates: 52°15′N 117°43′E / 52.250°N 117.717°E / 52.250; 117.717
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Administrative status (as of January 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Zabaykalsky Krai[1]
Administrative district Sretensky District[1]
Administrative center of Sretensky District[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2012)
Municipal district Sretensky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Sretenskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Sretensky Municipal District,[3] Sretenskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 6,850 inhabitants[5]
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)[6]
Founded 1689
Town status since 1926
Postal code(s)[7] 673500, 673504
Sretensk on Wikimedia Commons

Sretensk (Russian: Сретенск; IPA: [ˈsrʲetʲɪnsk]) is a town and the administrative center of Sretensky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Shilka River (Amur basin), 385 kilometers (239 mi) east of Chita, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 6,850 (2010 Census);[5] 8,192 (2002 Census);[8] 10,445 (1989 Census).[9]

History

It was founded in 1689 and granted town status in 1926.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sretensk serves as the administrative center of Sretensky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Sretensk, together with one rural locality (the selo of Morgul), is incorporated within Sretensky Municipal District as Sretenskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

Transportation

The P426 road leads west to Nerchinsk. The P429 road leads west to Shelopugino, Gazimursky Zavod, Nerchinsky Zavod, and eventually to the border with China.

Climate

Sretensk has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) bordering on a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb), with severely cold winters and warm summers. Precipitation is quite low but is much higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Sretensk
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 0.2
(32.4)		 3.1
(37.6)		 18.4
(65.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 33.6
(92.5)		 41.3
(106.3)		 39.7
(103.5)		 36.7
(98.1)		 31.4
(88.5)		 26.7
(80.1)		 11.7
(53.1)		 2.6
(36.7)		 41.3
(106.3)
Average high °C (°F) −23.0
(−9.4)		 −15.3
(4.5)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 8.4
(47.1)		 17.7
(63.9)		 24.4
(75.9)		 26.2
(79.2)		 23.4
(74.1)		 16.6
(61.9)		 6.6
(43.9)		 −9.3
(15.3)		 −21.0
(−5.8)		 4.25
(39.66)
Daily mean °C (°F) −29.2
(−20.6)		 −23.6
(−10.5)		 −12.2
(10)		 1.1
(34)		 9.8
(49.6)		 16.5
(61.7)		 19.1
(66.4)		 16.2
(61.2)		 8.9
(48)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 −15.9
(3.4)		 −26.7
(−16.1)		 −3.07
(26.48)
Average low °C (°F) −34.7
(−30.5)		 −30.8
(−23.4)		 −20.1
(−4.2)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 1.9
(35.4)		 8.9
(48)		 13.0
(55.4)		 10.6
(51.1)		 2.9
(37.2)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −21.4
(−6.5)		 −31.7
(−25.1)		 −9.49
(14.91)
Record low °C (°F) −50.7
(−59.3)		 −48.6
(−55.5)		 −40.0
(−40)		 −24.7
(−12.5)		 −10.2
(13.6)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 0.6
(33.1)		 −2.6
(27.3)		 −10.8
(12.6)		 −29.3
(−20.7)		 −41.1
(−42)		 −48.4
(−55.1)		 −50.7
(−59.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.9
(0.154)		 3.3
(0.13)		 4.9
(0.193)		 13.7
(0.539)		 27.7
(1.091)		 54.2
(2.134)		 97.7
(3.846)		 82.5
(3.248)		 42.3
(1.665)		 12.0
(0.472)		 8.3
(0.327)		 6.2
(0.244)		 356.7
(14.043)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.7 5.1 6.7 6.1 7.6 7.1 8.8 9.0 8.4 6.6 9.6 10.2 94.9
Average relative humidity (%) 73.4 69.3 60.0 46.8 46.6 60.4 68.6 71.4 66.3 61.5 71.2 75.1 64.22
Mean monthly sunshine hours 155.0 193.2 251.1 246.0 266.6 279.0 272.8 248.0 204.0 192.2 150.0 130.2 2,588.1
Source: climatebase.ru (1933-2011)[10] June record high)[11]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai
  2. 1 2 3 Law #317-ZZK
  3. ↑ Law #316-ZZK
  4. ↑ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 76 640 101». (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 76 640 101. ).
  5. 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.
  6. ↑ 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.).
  7. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Sretensk, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  11. ↑ . Climatebase.ru http://climatebase.ru/station/30777/from2000/?lang=en. Retrieved January 24, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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