Balakovo
Balakovo
Балаково | |
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Location of Balakovo  | |
  Balakovo Location of Balakovo  Balakovo Balakovo (Saratov Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 52°2′20.328″N 47°47′2.112″E / 52.03898000°N 47.78392000°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saratov Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1762[2] |
| City status since | 1913 |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 199,690 |
| • Rank | 94th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Balakovo City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| • Capital of | Balakovsky District,[4] Balakovo City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| • Municipal district | Balakovsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Balakovo Urban Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Balakovsky Municipal District,[6] Balakovo Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1  [7]) |
| Postal code(s)[8] | 413840, 413841, 413843, 413849–413851, 413853, 413855–413861, 413863–413866 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8453 |
| OKTMO ID | 63607101001 |
| Website | mo-balakovo |
Balakovo (Russian: Балаково, IPA: [bəlɐˈkovə]) is a city in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River about 131 kilometers (81 mi) northeast of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 199,690 (2010 Census);[3] 200,470 (2002 Census);[9] 197,391 (1989 Soviet census).[10]
History
It was founded in 1762[2] and granted town status in 1913.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Balakovo serves as the administrative center of Balakovsky District,[4] even though it is not a part of it.[11] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Balakovo City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[11]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[citation needed] As a municipal division, Balakovo City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated within Balakovsky Municipal District as Balakovo Urban Settlement.[5]
Economy
Balakovo is the location of the Saratov Hydroelectric Station on the Volga River and the Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant. It is served by the Balakovo Airport which currently does not work. Balakovo has rail connection to Moscow, and is an end destination for some train routes.
Climate
Balakovo has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa) with long cold winters and warm, often hot summers. The warmest month is July with daily mean temperature near +23 °C (73 °F); the coldest month is February with −9 °C (16 °F). Balakovo has distinct cold and warm seasons, like cold winters and warm summers. The temperatures at night are cooler than during daytime.
Winter has prolonged freezing periods, with the coldest month most often being December. August is on average the month with most sunshine. Rainfall and other precipitation has no distinct peak month, but December is slightly the wettest.
| Climate data for Balakovo | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
38 (100) |
25 (77) |
16 (61) |
11 (52) |
41 (106) |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52 (2.0) |
36 (1.4) |
34 (1.3) |
32 (1.3) |
35 (1.4) |
49 (1.9) |
53 (2.1) |
45 (1.8) |
42 (1.7) |
44 (1.7) |
52 (2.0) |
57 (2.2) |
531 (20.9) |
| Average rainy days | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 65 |
| Average snowy days | 16 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 60 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 84 | 81 | 65 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 72 | 84 | 86 | 70 |
| Source 1: Saratov-meteo.ru[12] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Myweather.com[13] | |||||||||||||
Sports
There is a speedway team called SK Turbina.
Cityscape
Twin towns and sister cities
Balakovo is twinned with:
Pabianice, Poland
Trnava, Slovakia
Cherepovets, Russia
Zagreb, Croatia
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Baku, Azerbaijan
Notable people
- Yulia Alipova (born 1990), Russian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2014.
- Artem Vodyakov (born 1991), Russian speedway rider.
- Andrei Kovalenko (born 1970), professional ice hockey forward.
- Dmitri Kugryshev (born 1990), Russian professional ice hockey forward.
- Andrey Kudryashov (born 1991), Russian speedway rider.
References
Notes
- ^ a b Charter of Saratov Oblast
- ^ a b Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 33. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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 63 207», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 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 (OKATO). Code 63 207, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
- ^ a b c d Law #103-ZSO
- ^ Law #78-ZSO
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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 63 407», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 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 (OKATO). Code 63 407, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
- ^ "Saratov-meteo.ru" (in Russian). Retrieved September 8, 2007.
- ^ "Myweather.com". Retrieved May 13, 2012.
Sources
- Саратовская областная Дума. Закон №46-ЗСО от 2 июня 2005 г. «Устав (Основной Закон) Саратовской области», в ред. Закона №54-ЗСО от 28 апреля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Устав (Основной Закон) Саратовской области». Вступил в силу после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Неделя области", Спецвыпуск, №38 (156), 4 июня 2005 г. (Saratov Oblast Duma. Law #46-ZSO of June 2, 2005 Charter (Basic Law) of Saratov Oblast, as amended by the Law #54-ZSO of April 28, 2015 On Amending the Charter (Basic Law) of Saratov Oblast. Effective as of after the official publication.).
- Саратовская областная Дума. Закон №79-ЗСО от 23 декабря 2004 г «О городских округах». Вступил в силу с 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Саратов — столица Поволжья", №264 (1215), 24 декабря 2004 г. (Saratov Oblast Duma. Law #79-ZSO of December 23, 2004 On the Urban Okrugs. Effective as of January 1, 2005.).
- Саратовская областная Дума. Закон №103-ЗСО от 27 декабря 2004 г «О муниципальных образованиях, входящих в состав Балаковского муниципального района», в ред. Закона №41-ЗСО от 28 апреля 2015 г. «О преобразовании Быково-Отрогского, Еланского, Комсомольского, Кормежского, Красноярского, Маянгского, Наумовского, Новоелюзанского, Новополеводинского, Пылковского и Сухо-Отрогского муниципальных образований Балаковского муниципального района Саратовской области и внесении изменений в Закон Саратовской области "О муниципальных образованиях, входящих в состав Балаковского муниципального района"». Вступил в силу с 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Саратов — столица Поволжья", №7–8 (1230–1231), 18 января 2005 г. (Saratov Oblast Duma. Law #103-ZSO of December 27, 2004 On the Municipal Formations Constituting Balakovsky Municipal District, as amended by the Law #41-ZSO of April 28, 2015 On the Transformation of Bykovo-Otrogskoye, Yelanskoye, Komsomolskoye, Kormezhskoye, Krasnoyarskoye, Mayangskoye, Naumovskoye, Novoyelyuzanskoye, Novopolevodinskoye, Pylkovskoye, and Sukho-Otrogskoye Municipal Formations in Balakovsky Municipal District of Saratov Oblast and on Amending the Law of Saratov Oblast "On the Municipal Formations Constituting Balakovsky Municipal District". Effective as of January 1, 2005.).