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Skovorodino, Amur Oblast

Skovorodino
Сковородино
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Location of Skovorodino
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Skovorodino is located in Russia
Skovorodino
Skovorodino
Location of Skovorodino
Skovorodino is located in Amur Oblast
Skovorodino
Skovorodino
Skovorodino (Amur Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°59′N 123°56′E / 53.983°N 123.933°E / 53.983; 123.933
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAmur Oblast[1]
Administrative districtSkovorodinsky District[2]
Urban settlementSkovorodino[2]
Founded1908[3]
Town status since1927
Government
 • MayorTatyana Konyushikhina
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 • Total
9,564
 • Capital ofSkovorodinsky District,[2] Skovorodino Urban Settlement[2]
 • Municipal districtSkovorodinsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementSkovorodino Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofSkovorodinsky Municipal District,[5] Skovorodino Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
676010–676015
Dialing code(s)+7 41654
OKTMO ID10649101001

Skovorodino (Russian: Сковородино́) is a town and the administrative center of Skovorodinsky District of Amur Oblast, Russia, located in the upper stream of the Bolshoy Never River 669 kilometers (416 mi) northwest of Blagoveshchensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Skovorodino is located 54 kilometers (34 mi) from the border with Heilongjiang, China. Population: 9,564 (2010 Census);[4] 10,566 (2002 Census);[8] 13,824 (1989 Soviet census).[9]

Geography

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Skovorodino railway station

The nearest significant town is Tynda, about 140 kilometers (87 mi) to the north on the Baikal-Amur Mainline.

History

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It was founded in 1908 as the settlement of Zmeiny (Змеи́ный) during the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. It was then renamed Never-1 (Невер-1) after the nearby river. In 1911, it was once again renamed and became Rukhlovo (Рухлово).[3] It was granted town status in 1927.[citation needed]

In 1938, it was renamed Skovorodino in honor of A. N. Skovorodin (1890–1920), chairman of a local soviet, who had been killed here during the Russian Civil War.[3] There is a myth that it was named after a frying pan factory ordered by Stalin (Russian: сковорода, romanizedskovoroda, lit.'frying pan'), which is not correct.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

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Within the framework of administrative divisions, Skovorodino serves as the administrative center of Skovorodinsky District.[2] As an administrative division, it is, together with the settlement of Lesnoy, incorporated within Skovorodinsky District as Skovorodino Urban Settlement.[2] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Skovorodinsky Municipal District.[5]

Economy

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An oil pipeline is currently under construction from Tayshet north of Lake Baikal to Skovorodino; it is intended for oil to be transported from here by rail to the port of Nakhodka on the Pacific, as well as to China. This is planned as the first section of a pipeline bringing natural gas directly to the Pacific ports, managed by Transneft. It was opened on 27 December 2009 by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.[10]

Climate

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Skovorodino has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc). Winters are severely cold with average temperatures from −33.4 to −18.9 °C (−28.1 to −2.0 °F) in January, while summers are warm but short, with average temperatures from +11.5 to +24.9 °C (52.7 to 76.8 °F) in July. Precipitation is moderate and is much higher in summer than at other times of the year. Winters are generally dry.

Climate data for Skovorodino
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −5.5
(22.1)
2.1
(35.8)
15.4
(59.7)
28.8
(83.8)
33.5
(92.3)
35.1
(95.2)
38.3
(100.9)
34.5
(94.1)
28.6
(83.5)
23.3
(73.9)
7.5
(45.5)
−1.9
(28.6)
38.3
(100.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −18.7
(−1.7)
−12.1
(10.2)
−3.5
(25.7)
7.1
(44.8)
16.9
(62.4)
23.9
(75.0)
25.4
(77.7)
23.0
(73.4)
15.7
(60.3)
4.4
(39.9)
−10.4
(13.3)
−19.7
(−3.5)
4.3
(39.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −26.8
(−16.2)
−22
(−8)
−12.3
(9.9)
0.2
(32.4)
9.2
(48.6)
15.7
(60.3)
18.3
(64.9)
15.4
(59.7)
7.8
(46.0)
−2.9
(26.8)
−18.2
(−0.8)
−26.8
(−16.2)
−3.5
(25.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −33.2
(−27.8)
−30.6
(−23.1)
−21.7
(−7.1)
−7
(19)
1.1
(34.0)
7.6
(45.7)
11.9
(53.4)
8.9
(48.0)
0.9
(33.6)
−9.2
(15.4)
−24.2
(−11.6)
−32.2
(−26.0)
−10.6
(12.8)
Record low °C (°F) −52
(−62)
−52.4
(−62.3)
−45.2
(−49.4)
−32.9
(−27.2)
−14.4
(6.1)
−6.1
(21.0)
−3.5
(25.7)
−4.8
(23.4)
−13.9
(7.0)
−33.9
(−29.0)
−47
(−53)
−50.7
(−59.3)
−52.4
(−62.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.8
(0.23)
4.2
(0.17)
4.6
(0.18)
16.6
(0.65)
43.4
(1.71)
84.2
(3.31)
116.9
(4.60)
95.2
(3.75)
52.2
(2.06)
22.5
(0.89)
12.1
(0.48)
6.5
(0.26)
464.2
(18.29)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 130.2 182.0 241.8 232.5 251.1 261.0 254.2 229.4 195.0 186.0 126.0 96.1 2,385.3
Source: pogodaiklimat.ru

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Law #127-OZ
  2. ^ a b c d e f Laws #127-OZ and #473-OZ
  3. ^ a b c Pospelov 1993, p. 66.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c d e Law #473-OZ
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 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).
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Putin Launches Pacific Oil Terminal | Business | The Moscow Times". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.

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