Balakovo
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| Balakovo (English) Балаково (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Saratov Oblast in Russia |
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| Coordinates: 52°02′N 47°47′E / 52.033°N 47.783°ECoordinates: 52°02′N 47°47′E / 52.033°N 47.783°E | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saratov Oblast |
| Municipal status | |
| Municipal district | Balakovsky Municipal District[citation needed] |
| Urban settlement | Balakovo Urban Settlement[citation needed] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 79 km2 (31 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
199,573 inhabitants[1] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 94th |
| Population (2002 Census) | 200,470 inhabitants[2] |
| - Rank in 2002 | 92nd |
| Density | 2,526 /km2 (6,540 /sq mi)[3] |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1762[5] |
| Postal code(s) | 413800[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8453[citation needed] |
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Balakovo (Russian: Балако́во) is a city in Saratov Oblast, Russia. Population: 199,573 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 200,470 (2002 Census);[2] 197,391 (1989 Census).[6]
Founded in 1762, it was granted town status in 1913.
Balakovo is the location of the Saratov Hydroelectric Station on the Volga River and the Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant. It is served by Balakovo Airport which currently does not work.
There is a speedway team called SK Turbina.
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[edit] Climate
Balakovo has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb).
| Climate data for Balakovo | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
8 (46) |
17 (63) |
31 (88) |
34 (93) |
40 (104) |
41 (106) |
41 (106) |
37 (99) |
25 (77) |
15 (59) |
11 (52) |
41 (106) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27 (81) |
24.4 (75.9) |
18 (64) |
9.3 (48.7) |
0 (32) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
10 (50) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
16 (61) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) |
−14 (7) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−5 (23) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
2 (36) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37 (−35) |
−35 (−31) |
−27 (−17) |
−17 (1) |
−3 (27) |
2 (36) |
6 (43) |
4 (39) |
−2 (28) |
−12 (10) |
−23 (−9) |
−33 (−27) |
−37 (−35) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 52 (2.05) |
36 (1.42) |
34 (1.34) |
32 (1.26) |
35 (1.38) |
49 (1.93) |
53 (2.09) |
45 (1.77) |
42 (1.65) |
44 (1.73) |
52 (2.05) |
57 (2.24) |
531 (20.91) |
| Source: Saratov-meteo.ru[7] | |||||||||||||
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns/sister cities
Balakovo is twinned with:
[edit] References
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 33. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ "Saratov-meteo.ru" (in Russian). http://saratov-meteo.ru/balakovo/pivot/temperature. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
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