Bodaybo

For other uses of "Bodaybo", see Bodaybo (disambiguation).
Bodaybo (English)
Бодайбо (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of Irkutsk Oblast in Russia
Bodaybo
Location of Bodaybo in Irkutsk Oblast
Coordinates: 57°52′N 114°12′E / 57.867°N 114.200°E / 57.867; 114.200Coordinates: 57°52′N 114°12′E / 57.867°N 114.200°E / 57.867; 114.200
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of July 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Irkutsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district Bodaybinsky District[2]
Administrative center of Bodaybinsky District[3]
Municipal status (as of November 2012)
Municipal district Bodaybinsky Municipal District[4]
Urban settlement Bodaybinskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Administrative center of Bodabinsky Municipal District,[4] Bodaybinskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 15,340 inhabitants[5]
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)[6]
Founded 1864[7]
Town status since 1925[7]
Postal code(s)[8] 666900–666902, 666904
Dialing code(s) +7 39561
Bodaybo on Wikimedia Commons

Bodaybo (Russian: Бодайбо; IPA: [bədɐjˈbo]) is a town and the administrative center of Bodaybinsky District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vitim River at its confluence with the Bodaybo River, located 1,290 kilometers (800 mi) from Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast.[2] Population: 15,340(2010 Census);[5] 16,504(2002 Census);[9] 20,939(1989 Census);[10] 12,800 (1968).

History

It was founded in 1864[7] and served the needs of the local gold mining industry. The Lena massacre took place near Bodaybo in 1912. It was granted town status in 1925.[7]

Vitim event

Main article: 2002 Vitim event

The Vitim event occurred on September 25, 2002 near the town. It was believed to be caused by a bolide or a comet nucleus impact.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bodaybo serves as the administrative center of Bodaybinsky District,[3] to which it is directly subordinated.[2] As a municipal division, the town of Bodaybo, together with the selo of Nerpo in Bodaybinsky District, is incorporated within Bodaybinsky Municipal District as Bodaybinskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

Transportation

The Bodaybo Airport is the only airport in Bodaybo and is quite small. It is served by Angara Airlines which flies only to Irkutsk.

Climate

Bodaybo has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), with bitterly cold winters and warm summers. Precipitation is quite low but is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Bodaybo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9)
4.5
(40.1)
11.8
(53.2)
22.7
(72.9)
32.7
(90.9)
39.6
(103.3)
38.6
(101.5)
36.6
(97.9)
28.7
(83.7)
19.1
(66.4)
10.3
(50.5)
4.2
(39.6)
39.6
(103.3)
Average high °C (°F) −26.0
(−14.8)
−20.0
(−4)
−6.6
(20.1)
4.5
(40.1)
13.7
(56.7)
22.9
(73.2)
26.1
(79)
22.5
(72.5)
13.0
(55.4)
1.1
(34)
−14.1
(6.6)
−24.1
(−11.4)
1.08
(33.95)
Daily mean °C (°F) −30.4
(−22.7)
−26.0
(−14.8)
−14.8
(5.4)
−2.3
(27.9)
6.6
(43.9)
14.6
(58.3)
18.1
(64.6)
14.8
(58.6)
6.8
(44.2)
−3.3
(26.1)
−18.4
(−1.1)
−28.1
(−18.6)
−5.2
(22.65)
Average low °C (°F) −34.2
(−29.6)
−31.1
(−24)
−21.7
(−7.1)
−8.3
(17.1)
0.1
(32.2)
7.6
(45.7)
11.7
(53.1)
9.6
(49.3)
2.8
(37)
−6.5
(20.3)
−22.2
(−8)
−31.8
(−25.2)
−10.33
(13.4)
Record low °C (°F) −55.1
(−67.2)
−51.4
(−60.5)
−46.7
(−52.1)
−33.7
(−28.7)
−14.3
(6.3)
−3.7
(25.3)
0.5
(32.9)
−1.8
(28.8)
−8.9
(16)
−32.9
(−27.2)
−45.3
(−49.5)
−52.1
(−61.8)
−55.1
(−67.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22.9
(0.902)
13.9
(0.547)
10.6
(0.417)
15.5
(0.61)
34.8
(1.37)
60.1
(2.366)
75.1
(2.957)
72.9
(2.87)
53.2
(2.094)
28.2
(1.11)
30.1
(1.185)
26.0
(1.024)
443.3
(17.452)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 25.3 20.7 17.0 16.8 13.2 13.3 14.8 14.5 16.8 20.8 24.6 22.2 220
Average relative humidity (%) 77.5 76.0 68.4 63.0 59.5 66.4 72.6 76.1 80.0 77.5 81.1 78.4 73.04
Mean monthly sunshine hours 22 89 145 200 192 191 238 195 105 71 43 13 1,504
Source #1: climatebase.ru (1937-2005)[11]
Source #2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[12]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
  2. 1 2 3 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
  3. 1 2 Law #49-OZ
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #67-oz
  5. 1 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  7. 1 2 3 4 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 50. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  8. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  11. "Bodaybo, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  12. "Climate Normals for Bodajbo". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 23, 2013.

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