Ust-Barguzin
Усть-Баргузин | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Buryat | Баргажанай Адаг |
Coordinates: 53°24′N 109°02′E / 53.400°N 109.033°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Buryatia[1] |
Administrative district | Barguzinsky District[1] |
Urban-type settlement | Ust-Barguzin Urban-Type Settlement[1] |
Founded | 1666 |
Population | |
• Total | 7,173 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 7,054 (−1.7%) |
• Capital of | Ust-Barguzin Urban-Type Settlement |
• Municipal district | Barguzinsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Ust-Barguzin Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Ust-Barguzin Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] | 671623, 671624 |
OKTMO ID | 81603154051 |
2010 Census | 7,173[2] |
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2002 Census | 7,329[8] |
1989 Census | 7,204[9] |
1979 Census | 7,338[10] |
Ust-Barguzin (Russian: Усть-Баргузи́н; Buryat: Баргажанай Адаг, Bargajanai Adag) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Barguzinsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Baikal at the mouth of the Barguzin River and 270 kilometers (170 mi) northeast of Ulan-Ude, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 7,173.[2]
It was founded in 1666 by a Cossack detachment under Gavril Lovzov.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Ust-Barguzin, together with eight rural localities, is incorporated within Barguzinsky District as Ust-Barguzin Urban-Type Settlement[1] (an administrative division of the district).[11] As a municipal division, Ust-Barguzin Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated within Barguzinsky Municipal District as Ust-Barguzin Urban Settlement.[4]
Ust-Barguzin has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with severely cold winters and mild summers. Precipitation is quite low and is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.
Climate data for Ust-Barguzin | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −21.8 (−7.2) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.8 (0.35) |
5.6 (0.22) |
4.6 (0.18) |
12.2 (0.48) |
20.5 (0.81) |
38.8 (1.53) |
76.5 (3.01) |
59.0 (2.32) |
44.2 (1.74) |
25.5 (1.00) |
35.0 (1.38) |
40.8 (1.61) |
371.5 (14.63) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 64.9 |
Source: NOAA (1961-1990)[12] |