Shirkovo, Konyshyovsky District, Kursk Oblast
Rural locality in Kursk Oblast, Russia
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Shirkovo (Russian: Ширково) is a rural locality (Russian: село, lit. 'village') in Prilepsky Selsoviet Rural Settlement, Konyshyovsky District, Kursk Oblast, Russia. Population: 266 (2010 census);[2] 409 (2002 census);[6]
Shirkovo
Ширково | |
|---|---|
Selo[1] | |
 Interactive map of Shirkovo | |
  Shirkovo Location of Shirkovo  Shirkovo Shirkovo (Kursk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 51°46′31″N 35°12′10″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Konyshyovsky District[1] |
| SelsovietSelsoviet | Prilepsky |
| Population | |
• Total | 266 |
• Estimate (2010) | 266 (0%) |
| • Municipal district | Konyshyovsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Rural settlement | Prilepsky Selsoviet Rural Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code[5] | 307636 |
| Dialing code | +7 47156 |
| OKTMO ID | 38616440121 |
| Website | prilepy |
Geography
The village is located on the Prutishche River in the basin of the Seym, 52.5 km from the Russia–Ukraine border, 66 km west of Kursk, 8.5 km south-west of the district center – the urban-type settlement Konyshyovka, 9 km from the selsoviet center – Prilepy.[7]
- Climate
Shirkovo has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).
| Climate data for Shirkovo | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
3 (37) |
13.1 (55.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1 (30) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14 (57) |
7.3 (45.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.3 (17.1) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 50 (2.0) |
44 (1.7) |
48 (1.9) |
50 (2.0) |
63 (2.5) |
71 (2.8) |
77 (3.0) |
54 (2.1) |
57 (2.2) |
57 (2.2) |
48 (1.9) |
49 (1.9) |
668 (26.2) |
| Source: https://en.climate-data.org/asia/russian-federation/kursk-oblast/shirkovo-654115/ | |||||||||||||
Transport
Shirkovo is located 52 km from the federal route M-3 Ukraine Highway, 53 km from the route M-2 Crimea Highway, 41.5 km from the route A-142 (Trosna – M3 highway), 33 km from the road of regional importance 38K-038 (Fatezh – Dmitriyev), 7 km from the road 38K-005 (Konyshyovka – Zhigayevo – 38K-038), on the road 38K-023 (Lgov – Konyshyovka), on the road of intermunicipal significance 38Н-439 (38K-023 – Shirkovo),[8] 2 km from the nearest railway halt Maritsa[9] (railway line Navlya – Lgov-Kiyevsky).
The rural locality is situated 72 km from Kursk Vostochny Airport, 155 km from Belgorod International Airport and 275 km from Voronezh Peter the Great Airport.
