Bagdarin
Selo in Buryatia, Russia
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Bagdarin (Russian: Багдари́н; Buryat: Сагаан Уула, Sagaan Uula), is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Bauntovsky Evenkiysky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the Vitim Plateau. Population: 4,735 (2010 census);[1] 4,763 (2002 census);[4] 4,825 (1989 Soviet census).[5]
Bagdarin
Багдарин | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Bagdarin | |
  Bagdarin Location of Bagdarin .svg) Bagdarin Bagdarin (Republic of Buryatia) | |
| Coordinates: 54°26′40″N 113°35′10″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Buryatia[1] |
| Administrative district | Bauntovsky Evenkiysky District[1] |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Elevation | 898 m (2,946 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,735 |
• Estimate (2021) | 4,525 (−4.4%) |
| • Capital of | Bauntovsky Evenkiysky District[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [2]) |
| Postal code[3] | 671510 |
| OKTMO ID | 81606415101 |
Geography
The village is located in the Vitim Plateau. Above the northern side of the village rises the "White Mountain", a barren hill composed of dolomite rock.[6]
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Transportation
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Bagdarin is served by the Bagdarin Airport.[7] Road P437 connects Bagdarin with Romanovka, located 172 kilometres (107 mi) away.
Climate
Bagdarin has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with severely cold but dry winters and mildly warm, short, and humid summers. Diurnal temperature variation is quite high in this town. Precipitation is quite low, but is much higher in summer than at other times of the year.
| Climate data for Bagdarin | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.1 (95.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
35.1 (95.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −19.7 (−3.5) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
3.0 (37.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −27.6 (−17.7) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−26.4 (−15.5) |
−5.3 (22.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −35.5 (−31.9) |
−33.2 (−27.8) |
−24.9 (−12.8) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
−33.3 (−27.9) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −50.2 (−58.4) |
−51.6 (−60.9) |
−45.0 (−49.0) |
−36.6 (−33.9) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−33.3 (−27.9) |
−44.5 (−48.1) |
−49.0 (−56.2) |
−51.6 (−60.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.9 (0.07) |
1.8 (0.07) |
2.9 (0.11) |
11.4 (0.45) |
23.2 (0.91) |
63.6 (2.50) |
105.5 (4.15) |
94.6 (3.72) |
39.2 (1.54) |
9.6 (0.38) |
5.6 (0.22) |
3.2 (0.13) |
362.5 (14.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 11.9 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 85.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78.3 | 75.9 | 69.3 | 60.0 | 57.7 | 63.5 | 68.3 | 72.8 | 74.8 | 75.8 | 77.8 | 78.8 | 71.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 125 | 170 | 223 | 237 | 263 | 256 | 247 | 213 | 181 | 181 | 133 | 104 | 2,333 |
| Source: climatebase.ru (1936-2012)[8] | |||||||||||||