Ekimchan
Ekimchan
Экимчан | |
|---|---|
Work settlement | |
Location of Ekimchan  | |
  Ekimchan Location of Ekimchan  Ekimchan Ekimchan (Amur Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 53°04′N 132°56′E / 53.067°N 132.933°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Amur Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Selemdzhinsky District[1] |
| Founded | 1882 (Julian) |
| Elevation | 466 m (1,529 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,212 |
| • Capital of | Selemdzhinsky District[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 676560 |
| OKTMO ID | 10645151051 |
Ekimchan (Russian: Экимчан) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Selemdzhinsky District of Amur Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Selemdzha River. Population: 1,212 (2010 Census);[1] 1,224 (2002 Census);[4] 1,832 (1989 Soviet census).[5]
Transportation
A local road leads west to Koboldo and Stoyba.
Ekimchan is served by the Ekimchan Airport.[6]
Climate
Ekimchan has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with dry and bitterly cold winters and warm, wet summers.
| Climate data for Ekimchan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
0.8 (33.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.8 (94.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
34.8 (94.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −24.6 (−12.3) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −30.6 (−23.1) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−29.4 (−20.9) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −36.6 (−33.9) |
−32.7 (−26.9) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−23.7 (−10.7) |
−34.3 (−29.7) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −52.5 (−62.5) |
−50.0 (−58.0) |
−40.9 (−41.6) |
−36.6 (−33.9) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
−43.2 (−45.8) |
−51.7 (−61.1) |
−52.5 (−62.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.0 (0.28) |
5.7 (0.22) |
11.4 (0.45) |
33.4 (1.31) |
63.3 (2.49) |
93.3 (3.67) |
140.8 (5.54) |
149.0 (5.87) |
90.4 (3.56) |
45.3 (1.78) |
24.8 (0.98) |
12.5 (0.49) |
676.9 (26.64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.9 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 12.4 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 12.8 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 151.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78.3 | 75.4 | 71.3 | 66.7 | 65.2 | 71.2 | 76.7 | 82.4 | 81.6 | 81.5 | 84.3 | 79.8 | 76.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 137 | 177 | 217 | 200 | 216 | 231 | 223 | 179 | 137 | 128 | 107 | 101 | 2,053 |
| Source: climatebase.ru (1915-2012)[7] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ekimchan Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ "Ekimchan, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 24, 2013.