Bikin

Bikin (English)
Бикин (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Bikin railway station

Location of Khabarovsk Krai in Russia
Bikin
Location of Bikin in Khabarovsk Krai
Coordinates: 46°49′N 134°16′E / 46.817°N 134.267°E / 46.817; 134.267Coordinates: 46°49′N 134°16′E / 46.817°N 134.267°E / 46.817; 134.267
Administrative status (as of September 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Khabarovsk Krai[1]
Administratively subordinated to town of krai significance of Bikin[1]
Administrative center of town of krai significance of Bikin,[2] Bikinsky District[3]
Municipal status (as of October 2010)
Municipal district Bikinsky Municipal District[4]
Urban settlement Bikin Urban Settlement[4]
Administrative center of Bikinsky Municipal District,[5] Bikin Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 17,154 inhabitants[6]
Time zone VLAT (UTC+10:00)[7]
Founded 1885
Town status since 1938
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Bikin (Russian: Бики́н) is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the Bikin River (a tributary of the Ussuri) 230 kilometers (140 mi) southwest of Khabarovsk. Population: 17,154(2010 Census);[6] 19,641(2002 Census);[8] 19,129(1989 Census);[9] 19,000 (1967).

History

It was founded in 1885 as Bikinskaya and was granted town status in 1938.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bikin serves as the administrative center of Bikinsky District,[3] even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of krai significance of Bikin—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Bikin is incorporated within Bikinsky Municipal District as Bikin Urban Settlement.[4]

Climate

Bikin has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).

Climate data for Bikin
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 1.0
(33.8)
7.8
(46)
18.0
(64.4)
29.4
(84.9)
33.9
(93)
36.1
(97)
37.8
(100)
38.0
(100.4)
34.0
(93.2)
26.2
(79.2)
16.1
(61)
6.1
(43)
38.0
(100.4)
Average high °C (°F) −14.2
(6.4)
−8.8
(16.2)
0.1
(32.2)
11.3
(52.3)
19.2
(66.6)
23.9
(75)
27.0
(80.6)
25.8
(78.4)
19.9
(67.8)
11.3
(52.3)
−1.5
(29.3)
−11.6
(11.1)
8.9
(48)
Daily mean °C (°F) −20.9
(−5.6)
−16.1
(3)
−5.9
(21.4)
5.4
(41.7)
12.9
(55.2)
18.1
(64.6)
21.6
(70.9)
20.4
(68.7)
13.6
(56.5)
5.1
(41.2)
−6.9
(19.6)
−17.3
(0.9)
2.8
(37)
Average low °C (°F) −28.1
(−18.6)
−24.6
(−12.3)
−13.7
(7.3)
−1.5
(29.3)
5.7
(42.3)
11.9
(53.4)
16.0
(60.8)
15.1
(59.2)
7.1
(44.8)
−1.8
(28.8)
−13.4
(7.9)
−24.1
(−11.4)
−3.9
(25)
Record low °C (°F) −42.8
(−45)
−37.2
(−35)
−31.1
(−24)
−13.9
(7)
−6.1
(21)
1.1
(34)
5.0
(41)
4.0
(39.2)
−5.0
(23)
−17.0
(1.4)
−32.2
(−26)
−45.0
(−49)
−45.0
(−49)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17.1
(0.673)
20.6
(0.811)
24.6
(0.969)
39.5
(1.555)
70.5
(2.776)
78.8
(3.102)
127.0
(5)
130.8
(5.15)
91.6
(3.606)
40.8
(1.606)
24.9
(0.98)
20.6
(0.811)
686.8
(27.039)
Average precipitation days 8.7 5.7 7.7 7.4 7.8 5.5 7.6 7.8 5.3 7.3 7.2 8.0 86
Average relative humidity (%) 78.2 72.9 69.0 62.0 62.3 68.1 74.9 78.5 74.4 67.4 71.8 77.3 71.4
Source: Weatherbase[10]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Resolution #143-pr, Article 3
  2. Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 08 406», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 08 406, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  3. 1 2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 08 209», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 08 209, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  4. 1 2 3 Law #191
  5. Law #264
  6. 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.
  7. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  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. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Bikin, Russia". Weatherbase. Retrieved November 13, 2012.

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