Sovetskaya Gavan
| Sovetskaya Gavan (English) Советская Гавань (Russian) |
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 Sovetskaya Gavan Administration building |
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.svg) Location of Khabarovsk Krai in Russia |
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 Sovetskaya Gavan
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| Coordinates: 48°58′N 140°17′E / 48.967°N 140.283°ECoordinates: 48°58′N 140°17′E / 48.967°N 140.283°E | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Khabarovsk Krai[1] |
| Administratively subordinated to | town of krai significance of Sovetskaya Gavan[1] |
| Administrative center of | town of krai significance of Sovetskaya Gavan, Sovetsko-Gavansky District[2] |
| Municipal status (as of October 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Sovetsko-Gavansky Municipal District[3] |
| Urban settlement | Sovetskaya Gavan Urban Settlement[3] |
| Administrative center of | Sovetskaya Gavan Urban Settlement, Sovetsko-Gavansky Municipal District[4] |
| Mayor[citation needed] | Pavel Borovsky[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
27,712 inhabitants[5] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 30,480 inhabitants[6] |
| Time zone | VLAST (UTC+11:00)[7] |
| Founded | 1853[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 682880[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42138[citation needed] |
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Sovetskaya Gavan (Russian: Сове́тская Га́вань, lit. Soviet Harbor) is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, and a port on the Strait of Tartary which connects the Sea of Okhotsk in the north with the Sea of Japan in the south. Population: 27,712 (2010 Census preliminary results);[5] 30,480 (2002 Census);[6] 34,915 (1989 Census).[8]
The name of the town is often informally abbreviated to "Sovgavan".
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[edit] History
The bay on which Sovetskaya Gavan is located was discovered on May 23, 1853 by Lt. Nikolay Konstantinovich Boshnyak (Николай Константинович Бошняк) in Russian-American Company ship "Nikolay", and named Khadzhi Bay. On August 4, 1853, Captain Gennady Nevelskoy founded a military post named after Admiral Grand Duke Konstantin, and renamed the bay to Imperatorskaya Gavan ('Emperor's Harbor'), after the then reigning Emperor Nicholas I. Nikolay Boshnyak was appointed the commander of the post, which became the first Russian settlement in the area, and the predecessor of today's Sovetskaya Gavan.[9]
After the abandonment of the military post before 1900, the area became a center for timber production, including concessions to companies from other countries such as Canada.
The bay and the settlement were renamed to Sovetskaya Gavan ('Soviet Harbor') in 1922.
During World War II, construction was begun on a railway from the right bank of the Amur River near Komsomolsk-on-Amur to the Pacific coast, with Sovetskaya Gavan chosen as the endpoint. Sovetskaya Gavan was granted town status in 1941; the railway reached the town in 1945. This section of railway was the first section to be completed of what would later became the Baikal-Amur Mainline.
From 1950 until 1954, the town was the site of the prison camp Ulminlag of the gulag system.
In 1958, the town's northern neighborhood, on the Vanino Bay, was separated into a separate urban-type settlement of Vanino.
In 1963-1964, six sounding rockets of "Kosmos 2"-type were launched. They reached the height of 402 kilometers (250 mi).[10]
The town is served by Kamenny Ruchey naval airfield (also known as Mongokhto) as well as Maygatka Airport.
[edit] Administrative and municipal status
Sovetskaya Gavan serves as the administrative center of Sovetsko-Gavansky District; however, it is not administratively a part of it and is incorporated separately as a town of krai significance.[1] Municipally, Sovetskaya Gavan is incorporated within Sovetsko-Gavansky Municipal District as Sovetskaya Gavan Urban Settlement.[3][4]
[edit] Climate
Sovetskaya Gavin has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).
| Climate data for Sovetskaya Gavan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −12 (10) |
−9 (16) |
−2 (28) |
6 (43) |
12 (54) |
17 (63) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
17 (63) |
10 (50) |
−1 (30) |
−8 (18) |
5.9 (42.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −21 (−6) |
−19 (−2) |
−12 (10) |
−2 (28) |
2 (36) |
7 (45) |
11 (52) |
13 (55) |
8 (46) |
1 (34) |
−9 (16) |
−16 (3) |
−3.1 (26.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.71) |
21 (0.83) |
27 (1.06) |
39 (1.54) |
48 (1.89) |
42 (1.65) |
63 (2.48) |
111 (4.37) |
114 (4.49) |
75 (2.95) |
42 (1.65) |
30 (1.18) |
630 (24.8) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 151 |
| Source: World Weather Online | |||||||||||||
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
Sovetskaya Gavan's economy is largely dependent on the harbor and related activities; the town has a deep water port for cargo and fishing vessels, as well as ship repair facilities. There is also some foodstuffs production, such as fish processing.
In 1973, a rail ferry link to the island Sakhalin was opened, joining the mainland at Vanino, 30 kilometers (19 mi) north of Sovetskaya Gavan. Whilst this diminished Sovetskaya Gavan's importance as a trading port, until the 1990s it remained an important supply harbor for the Russian Pacific Fleet.
Sovetskaya Gavan is connected by rail to Komsomolsk-on-Amur, the section of line being the most easterly section of the Baikal-Amur Mainline.
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Resolution #143-pr, Article 3
- ^ 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 08 242», в ред. изменения №179/2011 от 1 февраля 2012 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 08 242, as amended by the Amendment #179/2011 of February 1, 2012. ).
- ^ a b c Law #191
- ^ a b Law #264
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.).
- ^ "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.
- ^ Герб города Советская Гавань (The Coat of Arms of the Town of Sovetskaya Gavan) (Russian)
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[edit] Sources
- Правительство Хабаровского края. Постановление №143-пр от 18 июля 2007 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Хабаровского края», в ред. Постановления №304-пр от 16 сентября 2011 г «О внесении изменений в реестр административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Хабаровского края, утверждённый Постановлением Правительства Хабаровского края от 18 июля 2007 г. №143-пр». Вступил в силу 13 августа 2007 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства Хабаровского края", №7(60), 12 августа 2007 г. (Government of Khabarovsk Krai. Resolution #143-pr of July 18, 2007 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Khabarovsk Krai, as amended by the Resolution #304-pr of September 16, 2011 On Amending the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Khabarovsk Krai, Adopted by the Resolution #143-pr of the Government of Khabarovsk Krai of July 18, 2007. Effective as of August 13, 2007.).
- Законодательная Дума Хабаровского края. Закон №191 от 30 июня 2004 г. «О наделении административных центров районов статусом городского, сельского поселения и об установлении их границ», в ред. Закона №41 от 27 октября 2010 г «О внесении изменения в Приложение 1 к Закону Хабаровского края "О наделении административных центров районов статусом городского, сельского поселения и об установлении их границ"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Приамурские ведомости", №№126–127, 15 июля 2004 г. (Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai. Law #191 of June 30, 2004 On Granting the Administrative Centers of the Districts the Status of Urban, Rural Settlements and on Establishing Their Borders, as amended by the Law #41 of October 27, 2010 On Amending Appendix 1 of the Law of Khabarovsk Krai "On Granting the Administrative Centers of the Districts the Status of Urban, Rural Settlements and on Establishing Their Borders". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Законодательная Дума Хабаровского края. Закон №264 от 14 марта 2005 г «Об административных центрах сельских поселений и муниципальных районов Хабаровского края», в ред. Закона №99 от 29 июня 2011 г «О преобразовании отдельных административно-территориальных единиц Хабаровского края путём изменения их статуса и о внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Хабаровского края». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Приамурские ведомости", №57, 1 апреля 2005 г. (Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai. Law #264 of March 14, 2005 On the Administrative Centers of the Rural Settlements and the Municipal Districts of Khabarovsk Krai, as amended by the Law #99 of June 29, 2011 On the Transformation of Several Administrative-Territorial Units of Khabarovsk Krai by Changing Their Status and on Amending Several Laws of Khabarovsk Krai. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
[edit] External links
- Information Portal of Sovetskaya Gavan (Russian)
- Official website of Khabarovsk Krai. Information about Sovetskaya Gavan (Russian)
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