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Work settlement in Amur Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Magdagachi (Russian: Магдага́чи) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Magdagachinsky District of Amur Oblast, Russia, located 367 kilometers (228 mi) northwest of Blagoveshchensk. Population: 10,897 (2010 Census);[3] 12,208 (2002 Census);[7] 15,578 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Magdagachi
Магдага́чи | |
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work settlement[1] | |
Coordinates: 53°27′0″N 125°48′0″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Amur Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Magdagachinsky District[2] |
Founded | 1910 |
Elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,897 |
• Capital of | Magdagachinsky District[1] |
• Municipal district | Magdagachinsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Work Settlement Magdagachi Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Magdagachinsky Municipal District, Work Settlement Magdagachi Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | |
OKTMO ID | 10631151051 |
It was established in 1910 in connection with the construction of the Amur Railway; both the settlement and the railway station were named after the stream called Magdagachi, which flows into a tributary of the Amur River. Magdagachi was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938.
Magdagachi experiences a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb) bordering upon a subarctic climate (Dwc) with very cold, dry winters and warm, humid, and rainy summers.
Climate data for Magdagachi | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
34.0 (93.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.5 (99.5) |
35.3 (95.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
37.5 (99.5) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −18.8 (−1.8) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −24.6 (−12.3) |
−19.9 (−3.8) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
1.2 (34.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−24 (−11) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −30.2 (−22.4) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−29.1 (−20.4) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −45.5 (−49.9) |
−42.9 (−45.2) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−8 (18) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−10 (14) |
−24.8 (−12.6) |
−38.2 (−36.8) |
−46.1 (−51.0) |
−46.1 (−51.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.5 (0.41) |
6.1 (0.24) |
8.7 (0.34) |
20.7 (0.81) |
34.4 (1.35) |
75.7 (2.98) |
88.6 (3.49) |
105.6 (4.16) |
63.3 (2.49) |
23.8 (0.94) |
15.9 (0.63) |
10.2 (0.40) |
463.5 (18.24) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 98.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 73.7 | 67.0 | 60.6 | 56.0 | 58.6 | 66.0 | 73.6 | 74.0 | 70.6 | 70.1 | 77.1 | 75.4 | 68.6 |
Source: climatebase.ru archive |
Magdagachi has a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway 7,494 kilometers (4,657 mi) from Moscow). The M58 "Amur" highway traverses it as of 2010. There is also a small regional airport (IATA Code GDG, UHBI), but it is not currently in service.
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