Aginskoye, Zabaykalsky Krai

For other places with the same name, see Aginsky.

Aginskoye (Russian: Аги́нское; Buryat: Ага, Aga; Mongolian: Аг, Ag) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Agin-Buryat Okrug and of Aginsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the valley of the Aga River (the Amur basin). Population: 15,596 (2010 Census);^[3] 11,717 (2002 Census);^[8] 9,286 (1989 Soviet census);^[9] 7,200 (1967).

Aginskoye Агинское
Urban-type settlement[1]
Clockwise: Aginskoye Town Administration building, Agin-Buryat Okrug Administration building, Aginsky Datsan, Town entrance sign
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Coordinates: 51°06′N 114°30′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Zabaykalsky Krai[1]
Administrative district	Aginsky District[1]
Founded	1781 or 1811(see text)
Urban-type settlement status since	1959[2]
Elevation	675 m (2,215 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	15,596
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	17,841 (+14.4%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Aginsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Aginskoye Urban Okrug[5]
• Capital of	Aginskoye Urban Okrug[5]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	687000, 687599
OKTMO ID	76702000051
Website	go-aginskoe.ru

Examples of Buriad usage in Aginskoie public space

History

It was founded in 1781^[1] or, according to other sources, in 1811.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Aginskoye serves as the administrative center of Aginsky District and is subordinated to it.^[1] As a municipal division, the urban-type settlement of Aginskoye together with one rural locality in Aginsky District is incorporated as Aginskoye Urban Okrug.^[10]

Climate

Aginskoye experiences a dry-winter borderline humid continental climate/subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dwb/Dwc) with very cold, very dry winters and warm, wet summers.

Climate data for Aginskoye (extremes 1936–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	0.5 (32.9)	9.2 (48.6)	22.0 (71.6)	30.4 (86.7)	35.6 (96.1)	39.7 (103.5)	38.8 (101.8)	37.7 (99.9)	33.9 (93.0)	25.8 (78.4)	12.2 (54.0)	5.6 (42.1)	39.7 (103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−14.5 (5.9)	−8.7 (16.3)	0.0 (32.0)	10.0 (50.0)	18.5 (65.3)	24.6 (76.3)	26.5 (79.7)	23.8 (74.8)	17.3 (63.1)	7.5 (45.5)	−4.8 (23.4)	−13.1 (8.4)	7.3 (45.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−22.4 (−8.3)	−17.8 (0.0)	−8.6 (16.5)	2.0 (35.6)	10.1 (50.2)	16.6 (61.9)	19.2 (66.6)	16.5 (61.7)	9.2 (48.6)	−0.2 (31.6)	−12.1 (10.2)	−20.2 (−4.4)	−0.6 (30.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−28.6 (−19.5)	−25.3 (−13.5)	−16.7 (1.9)	−5.9 (21.4)	1.4 (34.5)	8.2 (46.8)	12.1 (53.8)	9.8 (49.6)	2.0 (35.6)	−6.7 (19.9)	−18.2 (−0.8)	−26.1 (−15.0)	−7.8 (17.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−45.5 (−49.9)	−47.6 (−53.7)	−38.9 (−38.0)	−25.4 (−13.7)	−12.1 (10.2)	−4.6 (23.7)	0.3 (32.5)	−4.0 (24.8)	−12.0 (10.4)	−32.7 (−26.9)	−38.3 (−36.9)	−42.4 (−44.3)	−47.6 (−53.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3 (0.1)	3 (0.1)	5 (0.2)	10 (0.4)	27 (1.1)	59 (2.3)	95 (3.7)	75 (3.0)	39 (1.5)	10 (0.4)	6 (0.2)	5 (0.2)	337 (13.2)
Source: Pogoda.ru.net[11]

References

Notes

1. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai
2. Агинское, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian)
3. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
4. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
5. Law #316-ZZK
6. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
7. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
8. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
9. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
10. The Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities lists three urban-type settlements and twenty-one rural localities in Aginsky District. The urban-type settlement of Aginskoye and one rural locality are listed as a part of Aginskoye Urban Okrug in Law #316-ZZK.
11. "Погода и Климат – Климат Агинского" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved December 18, 2022.

Sources

• Министерство территориального развития Забайкальского края. 1 января 2014 г. «Реестр административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Забайкальского края», в ред. Распоряжения №209-р от 10 июня 2014 г.. (Ministry of the Territorial Development of Zabaykalsky Krai. January 1, 2014 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Directive #209-r of June 10, 2014. ).
• Законодательное Собрание Забайкальского края. Закон №317-ЗЗК от 18 декабря 2009 г. «О границах сельских и городских поселений Забайкальского края», в ред. Закона №1070-ЗЗК от 31 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Забайкальского края "О границах сельских и городских поселений Забайкальского края"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Забайкальский рабочий", №239–242, 21 декабря 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Zabaykalsky Krai. Law #317-ZZK of December 18, 2009 On the Borders of the Rural and Urban Settlements of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Law #1070-ZZK of October 31, 2014 On Amending the Law of Zabaykalsky Krai "On the Borders of the Rural and Urban Settlements of Zabaykalsky Krai". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).