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Henichesk
Генічеськ | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 46°10′N 34°48′E / 46.167°N 34.800°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Kherson Oblast |
Raion | Henichesk |
Founded | 1784 |
City status | 1938 |
Area | |
• Total | 7.04 km2 (2.72 sq mi) |
Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 19,983 |
• Density | 2,800/km2 (7,400/sq mi) |
Postal code | 75500-75509 |
Area code | (+380) 5534 |
Vehicle registration | BT / 22 |
Website | www |
Henichesk (Ukrainian: Гені́чеськ, translit. Heniches’k) is a port city along the Sea of Azov in Kherson Oblast (province) of southern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Henichesk Raion (district). Population: 19,983 (2015 est.)[1]
History
Henichesk was founded as a fort by the Russian Empire in 1784 and from 1812 was also known as Ust-Ozivske. It was a port and a trade center on the salt route that went from Crimea north to Ukraine and Russia. At the turn of the 20th century it was the location of one of the largest flour mills in southern Ukraine. [2]
Gallery
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P47 road entering Henichesk
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Ukrainian-Georgian friendship monument
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House of culture
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Former Revkom building in Henichesk
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Ambulance station
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Old map of Henichesk Strait
Climate
Under the Köppen climate classification, Henichesk has a humid continental climate that closely borders on a semi-arid climate with cold winters and warm summers.
Climate data for Henichesk (1891–2005) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
38.4 (101.1) |
33.6 (92.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
38.4 (101.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
1.9 (35.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −30.3 (−22.5) |
−28.0 (−18.4) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.7 (1.37) |
30.8 (1.21) |
30.7 (1.21) |
30.1 (1.19) |
35.1 (1.38) |
40.6 (1.60) |
35.7 (1.41) |
27.9 (1.10) |
27.4 (1.08) |
25.6 (1.01) |
32.9 (1.30) |
36.1 (1.42) |
387.7 (15.26) |
Average precipitation days | 18.2 | 16.6 | 13.9 | 9.0 | 5.9 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 17.8 | 16.0 | 130.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 88.5 | 85.7 | 81.6 | 75.1 | 65.7 | 66.3 | 66.8 | 65.2 | 74.8 | 77.2 | 87.5 | 86.7 | 76.8 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 46.5 | 77.0 | 130.2 | 208.5 | 308.5 | 306.0 | 311.6 | 310.0 | 232.5 | 161.2 | 55.5 | 43.4 | 2,190.8 |
Source: Climatebase.ru[3] |
Notable people
- Yosyp Abramovych Daits,[4] Ukrainian artist (August 16, 1897 - December 29, 1954)
- Iuliia Mendel, Ukrainian journalist[5]
References
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CH%5CE%5CHenichesk.htm
- ^ "Genicesk, Ukraine Climate data (Period supervision: 1891–2005)". Climatebase. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ http://kharkov.vbelous.net/english/artists/daits.htm
- ^ "Геничанка Юлия Мендель стала пресс-секретарем Президента Зеленского". genichesk.info (in Russian). 4 June 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
External links
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