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DeutschZhigalovo, Irkutsk Oblast
Zhigalovo Жигалово | |
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Work settlement | |
 House in Zhigalovo | |
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Location of Zhigalovo  | |
  Zhigalovo Location of Zhigalovo  Zhigalovo Zhigalovo (Irkutsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 54°48′N 105°10′E / 54.800°N 105.167°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Zhigalovsky District[1] |
| Founded | 1723 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,369 |
| • Estimate (2018)[2] | 4,965 (−7.5%) |
| • Capital of | Zhigalovsky District[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [3]) |
| Postal code(s)[4] | 666400 |
| OKTMO ID | 25606151051 |
Zhigalovo (Russian: Жигалово) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Zhigalovsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 5,369 (2010 Census);[1] 5,412 (2002 Census);[5] 5,663 (1989 Census).[6]
Geography[edit]
The settlement is located in the Lena-Angara Plateau, on the left bank of the Lena River at its confluence with the Tutura.[7]
Transportation[edit]
Zhigalovo is served by the Zhigalovo Airport.[8]
Climate[edit]
Zhigalovo has a monsoonal subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with severely cold winters and warm summers. Precipitation is quite low, but is much higher in summer than at other times of the year.
| Climate data for Zhigalovo | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) | 8.7 (47.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 24.5 (76.1) | 33.9 (93.0) | 36.9 (98.4) | 37.1 (98.8) | 36.3 (97.3) | 31.2 (88.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 7.5 (45.5) | 3.9 (39.0) | 37.1 (98.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −21.8 (−7.2) | −15.2 (4.6) | −2.7 (27.1) | 7.0 (44.6) | 16.3 (61.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 25.6 (78.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 4.2 (39.6) | −9.5 (14.9) | −19.4 (−2.9) | 3.7 (38.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −27.8 (−18.0) | −23.7 (−10.7) | −12.9 (8.8) | −0.7 (30.7) | 7.8 (46.0) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.6 (63.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 6.6 (43.9) | −2.2 (28.0) | −15.1 (4.8) | −24.7 (−12.5) | −3.8 (25.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −33.3 (−27.9) | −30.7 (−23.3) | −21.5 (−6.7) | −7.5 (18.5) | −0.3 (31.5) | 6.6 (43.9) | 10.8 (51.4) | 8.6 (47.5) | 1.4 (34.5) | −6.9 (19.6) | −20.2 (−4.4) | −30.0 (−22.0) | −10.3 (13.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −54.4 (−65.9) | −53.1 (−63.6) | −47.4 (−53.3) | −34.8 (−30.6) | −15.6 (3.9) | −11.5 (11.3) | −1.5 (29.3) | −2.8 (27.0) | −12.9 (8.8) | −33.7 (−28.7) | −46.7 (−52.1) | −53.1 (−63.6) | −54.4 (−65.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.9 (0.51) | 7.6 (0.30) | 6.1 (0.24) | 10.9 (0.43) | 22.4 (0.88) | 47.5 (1.87) | 72.9 (2.87) | 74.1 (2.92) | 36.7 (1.44) | 16.8 (0.66) | 16.2 (0.64) | 16.9 (0.67) | 341 (13.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 18.9 | 14.6 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 16.1 | 18.8 | 19.1 | 165.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79.5 | 77.1 | 72.3 | 62.5 | 58.8 | 69.0 | 73.9 | 77.7 | 79.4 | 78.7 | 82.3 | 31.0 | 70.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 71.3 | 109.2 | 182.9 | 228.0 | 266.6 | 243.0 | 235.6 | 213.9 | 147.0 | 102.3 | 66.0 | 49.6 | 1,915.4 |
| Source: climatebase.ru (1948-2011)[9] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ "Zhigalovo Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ "Zhigalovo, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 23, 2013.