Imeni Poliny Osipenko (rural locality)

imeni Poliny Osipenko
имени Полины Осипенко (Russian)
-  Rural locality[1]  -
Selo[1]

Location of Khabarovsk Krai in Russia
imeni Poliny Osipenko
Location of imeni Poliny Osipenko in Khabarovsk Krai
Administrative status (as of 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Khabarovsk Krai[1]
Administrative district imeni Poliny Osipenko District[1]
Administrative center of imeni Poliny Osipenko District[1]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 2,252 inhabitants[1]
Time zone VLAT (UTC+10:00)[2]
Previous names Kerbi (until 1939)

Imeni Poliny Osipenko (Russian: и́мени Поли́ны Осипе́нко) is an rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of imeni Poliny Osipenko District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Amgun River. Population: 2,252(2010 Census);[1] 2,554(2002 Census);[3] 2,586(1989 Census).[4]

History

Originally known as Kerbi (Керби), it was renamed in 1939 after Polina Osipenko, a Soviet pilot who set the women's world aircraft distance record flying to this location from Moscow.[5]

Transportation

A local road leads west to Briakan and then to Beryozovy, which is on the Baikal-Amur Mainline.

The settlement is served by Imeni Poliny Osipenko Airport.[6]

Climate

Imeni Poliny Osipenko has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb), closely bordering on a subarctic climate (Dwc) with dry, severely cold winters and warm, moist summers. As far as climates warmer than subarctic climates, Imeni Poliny Osipenko is as cold as it gets, due to its low latitude and inland location enabling for the extended summers and four months to just go above 10 °C (50 °F). Winters are far colder than even many polar climates in maritime areas.

Climate data for Imeni Poliny Osipenko
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −0.7
(30.7)
4.4
(39.9)
19.4
(66.9)
25.5
(77.9)
34.7
(94.5)
36.2
(97.2)
36.4
(97.5)
36.9
(98.4)
31.3
(88.3)
22.8
(73)
12.0
(53.6)
0.4
(32.7)
36.9
(98.4)
Average high °C (°F) −20.3
(−4.5)
−13.7
(7.3)
−4.2
(24.4)
6.2
(43.2)
15.2
(59.4)
22.3
(72.1)
25.0
(77)
23.2
(73.8)
17.0
(62.6)
6.9
(44.4)
−7.5
(18.5)
−18.7
(−1.7)
4.3
(39.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −27.8
(−18)
−22
(−8)
−11.8
(10.8)
−0.1
(31.8)
7.9
(46.2)
14.6
(58.3)
18.0
(64.4)
16.8
(62.2)
10.5
(50.9)
1.0
(33.8)
−13.6
(7.5)
−25.2
(−13.4)
−2.6
(27.2)
Average low °C (°F) −34.1
(−29.4)
−29.3
(−20.7)
−19.4
(−2.9)
−5.9
(21.4)
1.7
(35.1)
7.9
(46.2)
12.2
(54)
11.6
(52.9)
5.4
(41.7)
−3.8
(25.2)
−19
(−2)
−30.8
(−23.4)
−8.6
(16.5)
Record low °C (°F) −51.5
(−60.7)
−49.9
(−57.8)
−40.6
(−41.1)
−30
(−22)
−8.4
(16.9)
−2.7
(27.1)
0.4
(32.7)
0.1
(32.2)
−9
(16)
−22.5
(−8.5)
−44.8
(−48.6)
−50.9
(−59.6)
−51.5
(−60.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9.4
(0.37)
7.2
(0.283)
11.8
(0.465)
26.0
(1.024)
45.6
(1.795)
58.1
(2.287)
80.8
(3.181)
87.1
(3.429)
70.4
(2.772)
38.7
(1.524)
20.9
(0.823)
13.9
(0.547)
469.9
(18.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.0 6.8 8.7 9.9 11.9 10.0 10.4 12.0 10.3 10.7 10.6 10.2 121.5
Average relative humidity (%) 78.7 74.1 68.9 65.3 65.5 71.5 78.0 81.4 77.4 74.6 78.7 80.6 74.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 145.7 184.8 227.9 228.0 232.5 261.0 234.1 201.5 186.0 161.2 135.0 127.1 2,324.8
Source: climatebase.ru (1948-2011)[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.
  2. 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.).
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "Non-stop flight to the Far East, female (Grizodubova, Raskova, Osipenko) 1938". www.famhist.ru. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  6. "Imeni Poliny Osipenko Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  7. "Imeni Poliny Osipenko, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 24, 2013.

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