Barguzin (Russian: Баргузи́н, Buryat: Баргажан, Bargajan) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Barguzinsky District in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the left bank of the Barguzin River at the southern end of the Barguzin Valley. Barguzin lies at an elevation of 491 meters (1,611 ft) and is 240 kilometers (150 mi) from Ulan-Ude. Population: 5,702 (2010 Census);[1] 6,164 (2002 Census);[4] 6,151 (1989 Soviet census).[5]
Barguzin
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Location of Barguzin  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°37′N 109°38′E / 53.617°N 109.633°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Buryatia[1] |
| Administrative district | Barguzinsky District[1] |
| Founded | 1648 |
| Elevation | 487 m (1,598 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,702 |
| • Capital of | Barguzinsky District[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 671610 |
| OKTMO ID | 81603420101 |
Transportation
editThe P438 road leads southwest to the selo of Adamovo, the urban-type settlement of Ust-Barguzin, and eventually to Ulan-Ude; it leads northeast along the Barguzin Valley to Ulyun and Kurumkan.
Barguzin is served by the Barguzin Airport.[6]
Climate
editBarguzin has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc), with severely cold winters and warm summers. Precipitation is quite low but is significantly higher in July and August than at other times of the year.
| Climate data for Barguzin | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
36.8 (98.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −22.4 (−8.3) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
14.7 (58.5) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
3.6 (38.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −27.3 (−17.1) |
−23.2 (−9.8) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−22.6 (−8.7) |
−2.6 (27.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −32.4 (−26.3) |
−29.1 (−20.4) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
1.3 (34.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−27.6 (−17.7) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −50.2 (−58.4) |
−48.9 (−56.0) |
−41.5 (−42.7) |
−29.2 (−20.6) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−29.3 (−20.7) |
−42.6 (−44.7) |
−49.2 (−56.6) |
−50.2 (−58.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.4 (0.57) |
6.4 (0.25) |
5.0 (0.20) |
10.3 (0.41) |
13.6 (0.54) |
34.0 (1.34) |
74.9 (2.95) |
63.0 (2.48) |
37.0 (1.46) |
22.7 (0.89) |
31.4 (1.24) |
32.6 (1.28) |
345.3 (13.61) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.6 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 5.6 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 19.1 | 20.3 | 137.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79.1 | 75.4 | 68.0 | 55.8 | 55.5 | 61.9 | 69.1 | 76.7 | 73.8 | 72.9 | 82.1 | 84.3 | 71.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 77.5 | 100.8 | 170.5 | 246.0 | 254.2 | 294.0 | 322.4 | 226.3 | 198.0 | 145.7 | 57.0 | 52.7 | 2,145.1 |
| Source: climatebase.ru (1948-2011)[7] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g 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.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in 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).
- ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ "Barguzin Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ "Barguzin, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 24, 2013.