Shimanovsk

Shimanovsk (Russian: Шимано́вск) is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshaya Pyora River (a right-hand tributary of the Zeya), 250 kilometers (160 mi) northwest of Blagoveshchensk. Population: 19,815 (2010 Census);^[2] 22,267 (2002 Census);^[7] 26,274 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Shimanovsk Шимановск
Town[1]
Railway Station in Shimanovsk
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Shimanovsk
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Coordinates: 52°00′N 127°42′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Amur Oblast[1]
Founded	1910
Town status since	1950
Government
• Head	Nikolay Dontsov
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	19,815
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Shimanovsk Urban Okrug[1]
• Capital of	Shimanovsk Urban Okrug,[1] Shimanovsky District[1][3]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Shimanovsk Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Shimanovsk Urban Okrug,[4] Shimanovsky Municipal District[3]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	676300
Dialing code(s)	+7 41651
OKTMO ID	10740000001

History

It was founded in conjunction with the construction of the Amur railway in 1910, originally named Pyora after the river on which it stands.^{[citation needed]} It was renamed Gondatti in 1914 in honor of the then-governor of Amur Oblast, Nikolay Gondatti. In 1920, it was renamed Vladimiro-Shimanovsky after Vladimir Shimanovsky, a railway engineer and member of the Red Army who was shot dead in Blagoveshchensk during the Russian Civil War. It was granted town status and its name shortened to Shimanovsk in 1950.^{[citation needed]}

During the construction of the Baikal-Amur Mainline in the 1970s, Shimanovsk saw new growth as a center for production of construction materials.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shimanovsk serves as the administrative center of Shimanovsky District,^[3] even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Shimanovsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.^[4]

Economy

The town's primary industries are production of heavy machinery and building materials. Kranspetsburmash corporation produces cranes and drilling equipment in Shimanovsk.

Transportation

The town has a railway station (Shimanovskaya) on the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Shimanovsk Airport is situated 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) southwest of the town.

Geography

The town is located on the Bolshaya Pyora River (a right-hand tributary of the Zeya), 250 kilometers (160 mi) northwest of Blagoveshchensk.

Climate

Shimanovsk, like most of Amur Oblast, has a monsoon influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb), closely bordering on a subarctic climate (Dwc). It features short, warm, and humid summers, and severely cold, dry winters. The average January temperature is −25.6 °C (−14.1 °F). The absolute minimum observed was −49.0 °C (−56.2 °F). Average July temperature is +20.1 °C (68.2 °F).

During the transition period (April and May) strong winds of up to 20 metres per second (72 km/h; 45 mph; 39 kn) are occasionally observed. In winter, the wind is weak because of the constant presence of the dense low-level Siberian High, which drives frigid air from the Siberian “cold pole”.

Climate data for Shimanovsk
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	−1.0 (30.2)	2.7 (36.9)	17.0 (62.6)	26.7 (80.1)	34.0 (93.2)	39.1 (102.4)	37.4 (99.3)	35.0 (95.0)	32.6 (90.7)	27.4 (81.3)	11.0 (51.8)	0.0 (32.0)	39.1 (102.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−18.5 (−1.3)	−12.8 (9.0)	−3.8 (25.2)	7.8 (46.0)	17.0 (62.6)	23.9 (75.0)	25.9 (78.6)	23.3 (73.9)	16.6 (61.9)	6.1 (43.0)	−8.6 (16.5)	−17.8 (0.0)	5.0 (41.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−25.6 (−14.1)	−20.6 (−5.1)	−10.5 (13.1)	2.0 (35.6)	10.4 (50.7)	17.5 (63.5)	20.1 (68.2)	17.4 (63.3)	10.0 (50.0)	−0.3 (31.5)	−14.7 (5.5)	−24.1 (−11.4)	−1.5 (29.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−32.5 (−26.5)	−28.9 (−20.0)	−19.4 (−2.9)	−5.4 (22.3)	2.2 (36.0)	9.2 (48.6)	13.2 (55.8)	10.6 (51.1)	2.8 (37.0)	−7.2 (19.0)	−21.4 (−6.5)	−30.4 (−22.7)	−8.9 (16.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−49 (−56)	−46.1 (−51.0)	−37.2 (−35.0)	−23.9 (−11.0)	−8.5 (16.7)	−2.0 (28.4)	1.2 (34.2)	−0.5 (31.1)	−10 (14)	−24 (−11)	−37.7 (−35.9)	−48.9 (−56.0)	−49 (−56)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	6.3 (0.25)	8.3 (0.33)	10.2 (0.40)	28.8 (1.13)	38.4 (1.51)	78.6 (3.09)	125.9 (4.96)	84.0 (3.31)	62.7 (2.47)	24.9 (0.98)	17.1 (0.67)	10.7 (0.42)	495.9 (19.52)
Average relative humidity (%)	74.2	69.4	64.1	57.5	60.3	68.5	78.0	78.8	72.7	66.1	74.4	75.1	69.9
Source: climatebase.ru [9]

References

Notes

1. Law #127-OZ
2. 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.
3. Law #12-OZ
4. Law #374-OZ
5. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
7. 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).
8. 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.
9. "Climatebase.ru - Simanovsk, Russia". 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

Sources

• Амурский областной Совет народных депутатов. Закон №127-ОЗ от 23 декабря 2005 г. «О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Амурской области», в ред. Закона №272-ОЗ от 11 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Амурской области "О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Амурской области"». Вступил в силу со дня первого официального опубликования, за исключением подпункта "б" пункта 2 статьи 7, вступающего в силу с 1 января 2006 г. Опубликован: "Амурская правда", №11, 24 января 2006 г. (Amur Oblast Council of People's Deputies. Law #127-OZ of December 23, 2005 On the Procedures of Handling the Issues of the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Amur Oblast, as amended by the Law #272-OZ of November 11, 2013 On Amending the Law of Amur Oblast "On the Procedures of Handling the Issues of the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Amur Oblast". Effective as of the day of the first official publication, with the exception of subitem "b" of item 2 of Article 7, which is effective January 1, 2006.).
• Амурский областной Совет народных депутатов. Закон №374-ОЗ от 22 ноября 2004 г. «О наделении муниципального образования города Шимановска статусом городского округа и об установлении его границ». Вступил в силу со дня первого официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Амурская правда", №326–327, 24 ноября 2004 г. (Amur Oblast Council of People's Deputies. Law #374-OZ of November 22, 2004 On Granting the Municipal Formation of the Town of Shimanovsk the Urban Okrug Status and on Establishing Its Borders. Effective as of the day of the first official publication.).
• Амурский областной Совет народных депутатов. Закон №12-ОЗ от 20 июня 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Шимановского района и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Закона №48-ОЗ от 4 июня 2012 г. «Об объединении Новогеоргиевского, Актайского и Свободнотрудского сельсоветов в Шимановском районе и внесении изменений в Закон Амурской области "Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Шимановского района и муниципальных образований в его составе"». Вступил в силу со дня первого официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Амурская правда", №125, 28 июня 2005 г. (Amur Oblast Council of People's Deputies. Law #12-OZ of June 20, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of and Granting a Corresponding Municipal Formation Status to Shimanovsky District and to the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #48-OZ of June 4, 2012 On the Merger of Novogeorgiyevsky, Aktaysky, and Svobodnotrudsky Selsoviets in Shimanovsky District and on Amending the Law of Amur Oblast "On Establishing the Borders of and Granting a Corresponding Municipal Formation Status to Shimanovsky District and to the Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the date of the first official publication.).