Posyet

Posyet (Russian: Посье́т) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Khasansky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia, and an ice-free port on the Possiet Bay. Population: 1,671 (2010 Census);[1] 2,927 (2002 Census);[4] 2,223 (1989 Census).[5]

For other uses, see Posyet (disambiguation).
Posyet

Посьет
Urban-type settlement
Port of Posyet, June 2016
Location of Posyet
Posyet
Location of Posyet
Posyet
Posyet (Primorsky Krai)
Coordinates: 42°40′N 130°48′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPrimorsky Krai
Administrative districtKhasansky District
FoundedApril 11, 1860
Urban-type settlement status since1943
Population
 • Total1,671
Time zoneUTC+10 (MSK+7 [2])
Postal code(s)[3]
692705
OKTMO ID05648158051

Etymology

It is named after the Russian navigator Konstantin Posyet (1819—1899).

History
A postcard of Posyet in the 1900s

It is the oldest settlement in Primorsky Krai. It was established on April 11, 1860 as Novgorodsky-Posyet.[6] The name Novgorodsky was given after the bay named by Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky's expedition.

Economy

Largest enterprise JSC Commercial port of Posyet is owned by Mechel. It is in possession of three 450-meter (1,480 ft) mooring lines of gravitational type.

Climate

Posyet has a monsoonal humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb) with warm, humid and stormy summers and cold, dry winters with little snowfall.

Climate data for Posyet
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0)		 13.2
(55.8)		 17.3
(63.1)		 28.0
(82.4)		 32.3
(90.1)		 34.4
(93.9)		 36.1
(97.0)		 36.0
(96.8)		 31.5
(88.7)		 26.1
(79.0)		 19.5
(67.1)		 13.0
(55.4)		 36.1
(97.0)
Average high °C (°F) −5.5
(22.1)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 4.4
(39.9)		 11.2
(52.2)		 16.0
(60.8)		 18.8
(65.8)		 22.5
(72.5)		 24.8
(76.6)		 21.4
(70.5)		 15.0
(59.0)		 5.0
(41.0)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 10.8
(51.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.8
(14.4)		 −6.6
(20.1)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 6.2
(43.2)		 11.1
(52.0)		 14.9
(58.8)		 19.2
(66.6)		 21.1
(70.0)		 16.7
(62.1)		 9.9
(49.8)		 0.5
(32.9)		 −7.2
(19.0)		 6.4
(43.5)
Average low °C (°F) −14.1
(6.6)		 −11.3
(11.7)		 −5.1
(22.8)		 2.0
(35.6)		 7.2
(45.0)		 11.9
(53.4)		 16.7
(62.1)		 18.1
(64.6)		 12.3
(54.1)		 5.0
(41.0)		 −3.8
(25.2)		 −11.1
(12.0)		 2.4
(36.3)
Record low °C (°F) −28.0
(−18.4)		 −26.1
(−15.0)		 −19.5
(−3.1)		 −11.7
(10.9)		 −4.6
(23.7)		 0.4
(32.7)		 1.6
(34.9)		 6.3
(43.3)		 1.1
(34.0)		 −11.0
(12.2)		 −22.0
(−7.6)		 −25.0
(−13.0)		 −28.0
(−18.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 15.8
(0.62)		 11.7
(0.46)		 20.7
(0.81)		 46.7
(1.84)		 76.5
(3.01)		 151.2
(5.95)		 148.2
(5.83)		 201.9
(7.95)		 96.5
(3.80)		 36.8
(1.45)		 24.0
(0.94)		 13.6
(0.54)		 843.6
(33.2)
Average precipitation days 3.7 3.9 6.0 9.3 14.3 14.9 19.1 12.0 7.5 6.2 5.5 4.5 106.9
Average relative humidity (%) 55.0 55.4 58.0 68.0 78.9 85.6 90.3 83.6 75.0 66.2 59.1 55.4 69.2
Source: climatebase.ru[7]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. 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).
  5. "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.
  6. Хасанский район. История посёлка Посьет
  7. "Climatebase". Retrieved June 8, 2012.

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