Argun, Chechen Republic
Town in Chechnya, Russia
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Argun (Russian: Аргу́н, pronounced [ɐrˈgun]), also known as Ustrada (Chechen: Устрада-ГӀала, Ustrada-Ġala or Орга-ГӀала, Orga-Ġala) is a town in the Chechen Republic, Russia, located on the Argun River. Population: 29,525 (2010 census);[1] 25,698 (2002 census);[6] 25,491 (1989 Soviet census);[7] 22,000 (1968).
Argun
Аргун | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chechen | Устрада |
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 Interactive map of Argun | |
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| Coordinates: 43°17′40″N 45°53′02″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chechnya |
| Founded | 1819 |
| Area | |
• Total | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 116 m (381 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 29,525 |
• Estimate (2024) | 43,456 (+47.2%) |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | town of republic significance of Argun[2] |
| • Capital of | town of republic significance of Argun[2] |
| • Urban okrug | Argun Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Argun Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [4]) |
| Postal codes[5] | 366281–366287, 366310 |
| OKTMO ID | 96702000001 |
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In April 2017 the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta documented that Chechen authorities had set up so-called "gay concentration camps", within the town.[8]
Administrative and municipal status
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Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of republic significance of Argun—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Argun is incorporated as Argun Urban Okrug.[3]
Climate
Argun has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfa).
| Climate data for Argun | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.9 (85.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
6.5 (43.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22 (0.9) |
23 (0.9) |
23 (0.9) |
34 (1.3) |
58 (2.3) |
71 (2.8) |
55 (2.2) |
43 (1.7) |
37 (1.5) |
31 (1.2) |
28 (1.1) |
24 (0.9) |
449 (17.7) |
| Source: [9] | |||||||||||||