Nizhneangarsk

Nizhneangarsk (Russian: Нижнеанга́рск; Russian Buryat: Доодо Ангар, Doodo Angar; Mongolian: Доор Ангар, Door Angar) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Severo-Baykalsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Baikal, 23 kilometers (14 mi) north of Severobaykalsk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,030.[2]

Nizhneangarsk Нижнеангарск
Urban-type settlement[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Buryat	Доодо Ангар
Location of Nizhneangarsk
Nizhneangarsk Location of Nizhneangarsk Nizhneangarsk Nizhneangarsk (Republic of Buryatia)
Coordinates: 55°46′N 109°31′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Buryatia[1]
Administrative district	Severo-Baykalsky District[1]
Urban-type settlement	Nizhneangarsk Urban-Type Settlement[1]
Founded	1643
Elevation	460 m (1,510 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	5,030
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	4,400 (−12.5%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Severo-Baykalsky District[1], Nizhneangarsk Urban-Type Settlement
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Severo-Baykalsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Nizhneangarsk Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Severo-Baykalsky Municipal District[4], Nizhneangarsk Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+8 (MSK+5 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	671710, 671739
OKTMO ID	81645155051

History

It was founded in 1643 by the Russian explorer Semyon Skorokhod and was originally called Verkhneangarsk (Верхнеанга́рск), after the fort built here by Vasily Kolesnik in 1646. In the 1970s, it was planned to make Nizhneangarsk the headquarters of the western end of the Baikal–Amur Mainline, but the marshy ground made it hard to build large buildings, so the headquarters were moved south to Severobaykalsk.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nizhneangarsk serves as the administrative center of Severo-Baykalsky District.[1] As an administrative division, the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Nizhneangarsk, together with one rural locality (the settlement of Davsha), is incorporated within Severo-Baykalsky District as Nizhneangarsk Urban-Type Settlement[1] (an administrative division of the district).[8] As a municipal division, Nizhneangarsk Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated within Severo-Baykalsky Municipal District as Nizhneangarsk Urban Settlement.[4]

Transportation

Nizhneangarsk is the location of the Nizhneangarsk Airport, with flights to Ulan-Ude and Irkutsk, however, since Bural ceased operations, no flights are made during the winter. The town is also served by the Baikal–Amur Mainline that connects Nizhneangarsk with Severobaikalsk and Tayshet by railway. Train 076Э connects the town with Moscow and runs every two days.

Demographics

In the last decade, Nizhneangarsk had a rather decrease in its population: 5,019 (2011), 4,963 (2012), 4,885 (2013), 4,822 (2014), 4,781 (2015), 4,710 (2016) and 4,520 (2017).

Nizhneangarsk population

2010 Census	5,030[2]
2002 Census	5,595[9]
1989 Census	6,977[10]
1979 Census	5,870[11]

Climate

Nizhneangarsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), with severely cold winters and mild summers. Precipitation is moderate and is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Nizhneangarsk
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	0.5 (32.9)	5.3 (41.5)	9.9 (49.8)	18.0 (64.4)	26.4 (79.5)	32.0 (89.6)	37.0 (98.6)	33.9 (93.0)	27.2 (81.0)	19.8 (67.6)	9.7 (49.5)	2.2 (36.0)	37.0 (98.6)
Average high °C (°F)	−18.5 (−1.3)	−15.9 (3.4)	−7.4 (18.7)	1.9 (35.4)	10.1 (50.2)	17.6 (63.7)	21.3 (70.3)	19.7 (67.5)	12.6 (54.7)	2.9 (37.2)	−7.8 (18.0)	−14.0 (6.8)	1.9 (35.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−22.0 (−7.6)	−20.3 (−4.5)	−12.6 (9.3)	−2.6 (27.3)	5.0 (41.0)	12.0 (53.6)	16.2 (61.2)	15.1 (59.2)	8.4 (47.1)	−0.7 (30.7)	−11.3 (11.7)	−17.5 (0.5)	−2.5 (27.5)
Average low °C (°F)	−25.9 (−14.6)	−25.4 (−13.7)	−18.9 (−2.0)	−8.3 (17.1)	−0.4 (31.3)	6.5 (43.7)	11.4 (52.5)	10.6 (51.1)	4.2 (39.6)	−4.6 (23.7)	−15.3 (4.5)	−21.4 (−6.5)	−7.3 (18.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−47.2 (−53.0)	−42.2 (−44.0)	−40.0 (−40.0)	−28.9 (−20.0)	−15.0 (5.0)	−5.8 (21.6)	0.0 (32.0)	−2.8 (27.0)	−8.0 (17.6)	−27.8 (−18.0)	−37.6 (−35.7)	−40.0 (−40.0)	−47.2 (−53.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	29.6 (1.17)	15.5 (0.61)	23.9 (0.94)	36.4 (1.43)	43.7 (1.72)	61.7 (2.43)	75.2 (2.96)	94.2 (3.71)	52.5 (2.07)	35.1 (1.38)	23.0 (0.91)	22.0 (0.87)	512.8 (20.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	15.1	13.9	10.3	7.3	10.4	9.8	10.9	10.9	12.0	11.5	11.5	11.4	135
Average relative humidity (%)	74.9	74.1	70.9	63.0	62.4	71.1	74.6	72.1	67.6	62.8	64.7	68.1	68.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours	94.6	128.8	186.0	219.0	244.9	265.5	251.1	229.4	171.0	128.6	87.0	77.5	2,083.4
Source: climatebase.ru (1948-2011)[12]

References

Notes

1. Resolution #431
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. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
4. Law #985-III
5. Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 81 645 155». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 81 645 155. ).
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. Law #2433-III
9. Russian 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).
10. "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.
11. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России" [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
12. "Nizhneangarsk, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 23, 2013.

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• Народный Хурал Республики Бурятия. Закон №985-III от 31 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия», в ред. Закона №1411-V от 14 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Бурятия "Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №1, Официальный вестник №1, 12 января 2005 г. (People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia. Law #985-III of December 31, 2004 On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Law #1411-V of October 14, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Republic of Buryatia "On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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