Smidovich
Smidovich (Russian: Смидович) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Smidovichsky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. Population: 5,120 (2010 Census);[1] 5,905 (2002 Census);[2] 6,646 (1989 Census).[3]
History
It is an early Jewish settlement, which was founded in 1928[4] named after Pyotr Smidovich who, along with Mikhail Kalinin, came up with the idea to found the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.[5]
Climate
Classifies by Köppen-Geiger system as humid continental (Dwb). Summers are warm and rainy, while winters are very cold and dry.
| Climate data for Smidovich | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −17.9 (−0.2) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27 (81) |
24.7 (76.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
6.75 (44.19) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −22.7 (−8.9) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
1.27 (34.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −27.5 (−17.5) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
−1 (30) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−24.1 (−11.4) |
−4.16 (24.49) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9 (0.35) |
8 (0.31) |
16 (0.63) |
40 (1.57) |
56 (2.2) |
92 (3.62) |
135 (5.31) |
141 (5.55) |
89 (3.5) |
42 (1.65) |
20 (0.79) |
14 (0.55) |
662 (26.03) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
Sport
The bandy club Urozhay[7] play in the Russian Bandy Supreme League, the second highest division. Its home arena is the Lokomotiv Stadium.
See also
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ "Climate: Смидович - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ↑
External links
- The murder of the Jews of Smidovich during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
Coordinates: 48°35′45″N 133°48′15″E / 48.59583°N 133.80417°E