Ekimchan
Work settlement in Amur Oblast, Russia
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Ekimchan (Russian: Экимча́н) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Selemdzhinsky District of Amur Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Selemdzha River. Population: 1,212 (2010 census);[1] 1,224 (2002 census);[4] 1,832 (1989 Soviet census).[5]
Ekimchan
Экимчан | |
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Work settlement | |
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 Interactive map of Ekimchan | |
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| Coordinates: 53°04′N 132°56′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Amur Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Selemdzhinsky District[1] |
| Founded | 1882 (Julian) |
| Elevation | 466 m (1,529 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,212 |
• Estimate (1992) | 1,700 (+40.3%) |
| • Capital of | Selemdzhinsky District[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [2]) |
| Postal code[3] | 676560 |
| OKTMO ID | 10645151051 |
Transportation
Climate
Ekimchan has a strongly continental subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with dry and bitterly cold winters and short, warm, and wet summers. It experiences a difference of nearly 50 degrees C between average summer and winter temperatures. Above-freezing temperatures in December and January are unheard of. Its winter temperature is exceptionally cold for its latitude of 53 degrees, being a few degrees colder than that of the notoriously cold city of Norilsk, located at 69 degrees, and about the same as that of the north pole. Ekimchan's average annual temperature of nearly -5 degrees C indicates widespread presence of permafrost.
| Climate data for Ekimchan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
0.8 (33.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.8 (94.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
34.8 (94.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −24.6 (−12.3) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −30.6 (−23.1) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−29.4 (−20.9) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −36.6 (−33.9) |
−32.7 (−26.9) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−23.7 (−10.7) |
−34.3 (−29.7) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −53.4 (−64.1) |
−50.0 (−58.0) |
−40.9 (−41.6) |
−36.6 (−33.9) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
−43.2 (−45.8) |
−51.7 (−61.1) |
−53.4 (−64.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.0 (0.28) |
5.7 (0.22) |
11.4 (0.45) |
33.4 (1.31) |
63.3 (2.49) |
93.3 (3.67) |
140.8 (5.54) |
149.0 (5.87) |
90.4 (3.56) |
45.3 (1.78) |
24.8 (0.98) |
12.5 (0.49) |
676.9 (26.64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.9 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 12.4 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 12.8 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 151.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78.3 | 75.4 | 71.3 | 66.7 | 65.2 | 71.2 | 76.7 | 82.4 | 81.6 | 81.5 | 84.3 | 79.8 | 76.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 137 | 177 | 217 | 200 | 216 | 231 | 223 | 179 | 137 | 128 | 107 | 101 | 2,053 |
| Source: climatebase.ru (1915-2012)[7] | |||||||||||||