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Shimanovsk

Shimanovsk
Шимановск
Railway Station in Shimanovsk
Railway Station in Shimanovsk
Flag of Shimanovsk
Coat of arms of Shimanovsk
Location of Shimanovsk
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Shimanovsk is located in Russia
Shimanovsk
Shimanovsk
Location of Shimanovsk
Shimanovsk is located in Amur Oblast
Shimanovsk
Shimanovsk
Shimanovsk (Amur Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°00′N 127°42′E / 52.000°N 127.700°E / 52.000; 127.700
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAmur Oblast[1]
Founded1910
Town status since1950
Government
 • HeadNikolay Dontsov
Elevation
270 m (890 ft)
Population
 • Total
19,815
 • Subordinated toShimanovsk Urban Okrug[1]
 • Capital ofShimanovsk Urban Okrug,[1] Shimanovsky District[1][3]
 • Urban okrugShimanovsk Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofShimanovsk Urban Okrug,[4] Shimanovsky Municipal District[3]
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
676300Edit this on Wikidata
Dialing code(s)+7 41651
OKTMO ID10740000001

Shimanovsk (Russian: Шимано́вск) 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);[2] 22,267 (2002 Census);[7] 26,274 (1989 Soviet census).[8]

History

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It was founded in conjunction with the construction of the Amur railway in 1910, originally named Pyora after the river on which it stands.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

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

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Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shimanovsk serves as the administrative center of Shimanovsky District,[3] 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.[4]

Economy

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

Transportation

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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.

Geography

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The town is located on the Bolshaya Pyora River (a right-hand tributary of the Zeya), 250 kilometers (160 mi) northwest of Blagoveshchensk.

Climate

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Shimanovsk, like most of Amur Oblast, has a monsoon influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb), closely bordering on a subarctic climate (Dwc). It features short, warm, and humid summers, and severely cold, dry winters. 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 and May) strong winds of up to 20 metres per second (72 km/h; 45 mph; 39 kn) are occasionally observed. In winter, the wind is weak because of the constant presence of the dense low-level Siberian High, which drives frigid air from the Siberian “cold pole”.

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
(95.0)
32.6
(90.7)
27.4
(81.3)
11.0
(51.8)
0.0
(32.0)
39.1
(102.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −18.5
(−1.3)
−12.8
(9.0)
−3.8
(25.2)
7.8
(46.0)
17.0
(62.6)
23.9
(75.0)
25.9
(78.6)
23.3
(73.9)
16.6
(61.9)
6.1
(43.0)
−8.6
(16.5)
−17.8
(0.0)
5.0
(41.0)
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)
−0.3
(31.5)
−14.7
(5.5)
−24.1
(−11.4)
−1.5
(29.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −32.5
(−26.5)
−28.9
(−20.0)
−19.4
(−2.9)
−5.4
(22.3)
2.2
(36.0)
9.2
(48.6)
13.2
(55.8)
10.6
(51.1)
2.8
(37.0)
−7.2
(19.0)
−21.4
(−6.5)
−30.4
(−22.7)
−8.9
(16.0)
Record low °C (°F) −49
(−56)
−46.1
(−51.0)
−37.2
(−35.0)
−23.9
(−11.0)
−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
(−56.0)
−49
(−56)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.3
(0.25)
8.3
(0.33)
10.2
(0.40)
28.8
(1.13)
38.4
(1.51)
78.6
(3.09)
125.9
(4.96)
84.0
(3.31)
62.7
(2.47)
24.9
(0.98)
17.1
(0.67)
10.7
(0.42)
495.9
(19.52)
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 [9]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Law #127-OZ
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b c Law #12-OZ
  4. ^ a b c Law #374-OZ
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Climatebase.ru - Simanovsk, Russia". 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

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