Kusa
Куса | |
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Coordinates: 55°21′N 59°27′E / 55.350°N 59.450°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chelyabinsk Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Kusinsky District[1] |
Town | Kusa[1] |
Founded | 1778 |
Town status since | January 8, 1943 |
Elevation | 352 m (1,155 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 18,792 |
• Capital of | Kusinsky District,[1] Town of Kusa[1] |
• Municipal district | Kusinsky Municipal District[1] |
• Urban settlement | Kusinskoye Urban Settlement[1] |
• Capital of | Kusinsky Municipal District,[1] Kusinskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [4]) |
Postal code(s)[5] | 456940–456942, 456948 |
OKTMO ID | 75638101001 |
Kusa (Russian: Куса́) is a town and the administrative center of Kusinsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kusa and Ay Rivers, 180 kilometers (110 mi) west of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 18,792 (2010 Russian census);[2] 20,316 (2002 Census);[6] 22,606 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
It was founded in 1778.[citation needed] Town status was granted to it on January 8, 1943.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kusa serves as the administrative center of Kusinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Kusinsky District as the Town of Kusa.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Kusa is incorporated within Kusinsky Municipal District as Kusinskoye Urban Settlement.[1]
Climate data for Kusa | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
40.2 (104.4) |
37.6 (99.7) |
33.4 (92.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
40.2 (104.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −49.7 (−57.5) |
−49.3 (−56.7) |
−42.4 (−44.3) |
−34.5 (−30.1) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−36.8 (−34.2) |
−48.7 (−55.7) |
−49.7 (−57.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40 (1.6) |
32 (1.3) |
17 (0.7) |
30 (1.2) |
32 (1.3) |
51 (2.0) |
72 (2.8) |
60 (2.4) |
56 (2.2) |
46 (1.8) |
34 (1.3) |
47 (1.9) |
517 (20.4) |
Source: [1] |