Gigant (Russian: Гигант) is a rural locality in Salsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia. Population: 10,249 (2010 Census);[1] Gigant, one of the largest Sovkhoz in Russia, covering an area of 460 square kilometres (180 sq mi; 110,000 acres) is located in Gigant.[4]
Gigant
Гигант | |
|---|---|
Location of Gigant  | |
  Gigant Location of Gigant  Gigant Gigant (Rostov Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′30″N 41°20′30″E / 46.50833°N 41.34167°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Rostov Oblast |
| Administrative district | Salsky District |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Rural-type settlement status since | 2004 |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,249 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 347628 |
| OKTMO ID | 60650412101 |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Gigant (extremes 1939-present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
34.3 (93.7) |
36.8 (98.2) |
39.6 (103.3) |
41.7 (107.1) |
41.2 (106.2) |
39.4 (102.9) |
35.1 (95.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
41.7 (107.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
6.3 (43.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.5 (−28.3) |
−31.4 (−24.5) |
−21.2 (−6.2) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−30.8 (−23.4) |
−29.9 (−21.8) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39.9 (1.57) |
33.5 (1.32) |
38.0 (1.50) |
34.9 (1.37) |
58.8 (2.31) |
52.1 (2.05) |
50.3 (1.98) |
36.3 (1.43) |
40.5 (1.59) |
46.4 (1.83) |
40.3 (1.59) |
44.1 (1.74) |
515.1 (20.28) |
| Source: pogoda.ru.net[5] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c 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). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ "Order of Lenin grain farm "Giant" Rostov region". Archived from the original on 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
- ^ "Климат Гиганта" (in Russian). Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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