Dichnya, Kursk Oblast
Rural locality in Kursk Oblast, Russia
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Dichnya (Russian: Дичня) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Dichnyansky Selsoviet Rural Settlement, Kurchatovsky District, Kursk Oblast, Russia. Population: 2,370 (2010 census);[2] 2,250 (2002 census);[6]
Dichnya
Дичня | |
|---|---|
Selo[1] | |
Suspension bridge | |
 Interactive map of Dichnya | |
  Dichnya Location of Dichnya  Dichnya Dichnya (Kursk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 51°39′33″N 35°43′41″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kurchatovsky District[1] |
| SelsovietSelsoviet | Dichnyansky |
| Elevation | 154 m (505 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,370 |
• Estimate (2010) | 2,370 (0%) |
| • Capital of | Dichnyansky Selsoviet[1] |
| • Municipal district | Kurchatovsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Rural settlement | Dichnyansky Selsoviet Rural Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Dichnyansky Selsoviet Rural Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code[5] | 307236 |
| Dialing code | +7 47131 |
| OKTMO ID | 38621442101 |
Geography
The selo is located on the Dichnya River (a tributary of the Seym River), 33 km south-west of Kursk, 5 km east of the district center – the town Kurchatov.[7] Dichnya is 154 m above sea level.
- Climate
Dichnya has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).
| Climate data for Dichnya | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
13 (55) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20 (68) |
14 (57) |
7.3 (45.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.6 (16.5) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13 (55) |
15.8 (60.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4 (39) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
3.4 (38.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52 (2.0) |
45 (1.8) |
48 (1.9) |
51 (2.0) |
63 (2.5) |
72 (2.8) |
75 (3.0) |
56 (2.2) |
59 (2.3) |
59 (2.3) |
48 (1.9) |
49 (1.9) |
677 (26.6) |
| Source: https://en.climate-data.org/asia/russian-federation/kursk-oblast/дичня-319649/ | |||||||||||||
Transport
Dichnya is located 23 km from the federal route M-2 Crimea Highway, on the road of regional importance 38K-017 (Kursk – Lgov – Rylsk – border with Ukraine), 8.5 km from the road 38K-010 (M2 – Ivanino), on the road of intermunicipal significance 38H-357 (38K-017 – Lukashevka),[8] in the immediate vicinity of the railway halt 433 km[9] (railway line Lgov I — Kursk).
The rural locality is situated 40 km from Kursk Vostochny Airport, 126 km from Belgorod International Airport and 242 km from Voronezh Peter the Great Airport.
