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2.1  Vitim event  







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5 Climate  





6 References  



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Coordinates: 57°52N 114°12E / 57.867°N 114.200°E / 57.867; 114.200
 

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Bodaybo
Бодайбо
City of Bodaybo
City of Bodaybo
Coat of arms of Bodaybo
Location of Bodaybo
Map
Bodaybo is located in Russia
Bodaybo

Bodaybo

Location of Bodaybo

Bodaybo is located in Irkutsk Oblast
Bodaybo

Bodaybo

Bodaybo (Irkutsk Oblast)

Coordinates: 57°52′N 114°12′E / 57.867°N 114.200°E / 57.867; 114.200
CountryRussia
Federal subjectIrkutsk Oblast[1]
Administrative districtBodaybinsky District[2]
Founded1864[3]
Town status since1925[3]
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 • Total15,340

Administrative status

 • CapitalofBodaybinsky District[5]

Municipal status

 • Municipal districtBodaybinsky Municipal District[6]
 • Urban settlementBodaybinskoye Urban Settlement[6]
 • CapitalofBodabinsky Municipal District,[6] Bodaybinskoye Urban Settlement[6]
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 Edit this on Wikidata[7])
Postal code(s)[8]
666900–666902, 666904
Dialing code(s)+7 39561
OKTMOID25602101001
Websitebodaybo38.ru

Bodaybo (Russian: Бодайбо, IPA: [bədɐjˈbo]) is a town and the administrative centerofBodaybinsky DistrictinIrkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is located 1,290 kilometers (800 mi) from Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast.[2]

Geography

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The town is located in the Patom Highlands, on the right bank of the Vitim River at its confluence with the Bodaybo River. Besides Bodaybo, some of the settlements of the district are Aprilsk, Artyomovsky, Balakhninsky, Kropotkin, Mamakan, Svetly, Vasilievsky, Perevoz and Bolshoy Patom.[9]

History

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It was founded in 1864[3] 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.[3]

Vitim event

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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

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Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bodaybo serves as the administrative centerofBodaybinsky District,[5] to which it is directly subordinated.[2] As a municipal division, the town of Bodaybo, together with the seloofNerpo in Bodaybinsky District, is incorporated within Bodaybinsky Municipal District as Bodaybinskoye Urban Settlement.[6]

Transportation

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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

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Bodaybo has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), with bitterly cold winters and warm summers. Precipitation is quite low, but falls mostly in summer, with the climate being arid 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)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −26.0
(−14.8)
−20.0
(−4.0)
−6.6
(20.1)
4.5
(40.1)
13.7
(56.7)
22.9
(73.2)
26.1
(79.0)
22.5
(72.5)
13.0
(55.4)
1.1
(34.0)
−14.1
(6.6)
−24.1
(−11.4)
1.1
(34.0)
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
(22.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −34.2
(−29.6)
−31.1
(−24.0)
−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
(37.0)
−6.5
(20.3)
−22.2
(−8.0)
−31.8
(−25.2)
−10.3
(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
(16.0)
−32.9
(−27.2)
−45.3
(−49.5)
−52.1
(−61.8)
−55.1
(−67.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22.9
(0.90)
13.9
(0.55)
10.6
(0.42)
15.5
(0.61)
34.8
(1.37)
60.1
(2.37)
75.1
(2.96)
72.9
(2.87)
53.2
(2.09)
28.2
(1.11)
30.1
(1.19)
26.0
(1.02)
443.3
(17.46)
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 73.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 22 89 145 200 192 191 238 195 105 71 43 13 1,504
Source 1: climatebase.ru (1937-2005)[10]
Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[11]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
  • ^ a b c Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
  • ^ a b c d Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 50. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ a b Law #49-OZ
  • ^ a b c d e Law #67-oz
  • ^ "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)
  • ^ Google Earth
  • ^ "Bodaybo, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  • ^ "Climate Normals for Bodajbo". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  • Sources

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