Bryansk
Брянск | |
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City[1] | |
![]() residential buildings in the Volodarsky district of Bryansk | |
Anthem: none[2] | |
Coordinates: 53°14′N 34°22′E / 53.233°N 34.367°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Bryansk Oblast[1] |
Founded | 985[3] or 1146[4] |
Government | |
• Body | Council of People's Deputies[5] |
• Head[5] | Marina Dbar[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 186.73 km2 (72.10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 415,721 |
• Estimate (January 2015)[8] | 426,225 |
• Rank | 41st in 2010 |
• Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
• Subordinated to | Bryansky Urban Administrative Okrug (city of oblast significance)[9] |
• Capital of | Bryansk Oblast[1], Bryansky Urban Administrative Okrug[9] |
Municipal status | |
• Urban okrug | Bryansk Urban Okrug[10] |
• Capital of | Bryansk Urban Okrug[10] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
Postal code(s)[12] | 241000–241002, 241004, 241006, 241007, 241010–241025, 241027–241031, 241033, 241035–241041, 241044, 241044, 241047, 241050, 241890, 241899, 241960–241967, 241970, 241980–241983, 241985, 241988, 241991 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 4832 |
OKTMO ID | 15701000001 |
City Day | September 17 |
Twin towns | Győr, Konin, Dobele, Dupnitsa, Gomel, Karlovo, Naujoji Akmenė, Oryol, Severodvinsk, Omsk, Auce, Mogilev, Minsk, Izhevsk, Auce Municipality, Soroca![]() |
Website | www |
Bryansk (Russian: Брянск, IPA: [brʲansk]) is a city and the administrative center (capital city) of Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is on the River Desna, 379 kilometers (235 mi) southwest of Moscow. Population: 415,721 (2010 Census);[7] 431,526 (2002 Census);[13] 452,160 (1989 Census).[14]
Bryansk is an important center for steel and machinery manufacturing. It is home to many large factories. The main industries of Bryansk include machine building, metalworking, chemical, electrical equipment, electronics, wood, textiles, food, locomotives, diesel engines, freight cars, motor graders, pavers and other road equipment, agricultural (farming) equipment, construction materials, and garments (clothing).
Bryansk has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb).
Climate data for Bryansk (1991–2020, extremes 1928–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.9 (94.8) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.4 (101.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
Average high °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −41.8 (−43.2) |
−34.9 (−30.8) |
−29.6 (−21.3) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−38.6 (−37.5) |
−41.8 (−43.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) |
42 (1.7) |
38 (1.5) |
38 (1.5) |
65 (2.6) |
74 (2.9) |
83 (3.3) |
60 (2.4) |
70 (2.8) |
56 (2.2) |
50 (2.0) |
50 (2.0) |
672 (26.5) |
Average rainy days | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 156 |
Average snowy days | 23 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 103 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 82 | 76 | 68 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 87 | 87 | 77 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 18.6 | 58.8 | 133.3 | 180.0 | 282.1 | 264.0 | 294.5 | 260.4 | 171.0 | 83.7 | 27.0 | 21.7 | 1,795.1 |
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[15] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Climatebase (sun, 1949–2011)[16] |
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia |