Borzya
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Borzya railway station |
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.svg) Location of Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai[1] |
| Administrative district | Borzinsky District[1] |
| Administrative center of | Borzinsky District[1] |
| Municipal status (as of December 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Borzinsky Municipal District[2] |
| Urban settlement | Borzinskoye Urban Settlement[2] |
| Administrative center of | Borzinsky Municipal District,[3] Borzinskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 31,379 inhabitants[5] |
| Population (January 2014 est.) | 29,822 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | IRKT (UTC+08:00)[6] |
| Founded | 18th century[citation needed] |
| Town status since | 1950[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 674600–674603, 674609 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 30233[citation needed] |
| [[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Borzya]] on Wikimedia Commons | |
Borzya (Russian: Борзя; IPA: [ˈborzʲə]) is a town and the administrative center of Borzinsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located 349 kilometers (217 mi) southeast of Chita, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 31,379 (2010 Census);[5] 31,460 (2002 Census);[8] 36,373 (1989 Census).[9]
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Geography
The town is located on the Borzya River—a right-hand tributary of the Onon—about 40 kilometers (25 mi) from the border with Mongolia in the south and 70 kilometers (43 mi) from the border with China in the southeast.
Climate
Borzya has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) bordering on humid continental (Köppen climate classification Dwb) and semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk), with severely cold winters and warm summers. Precipitation is quite low but is somewhat higher from June to September than at other times of the year.
| Climate data for Borzya | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
17.2 (63) |
28.0 (82.4) |
35.6 (96.1) |
41.4 (106.5) |
40.3 (104.5) |
39.3 (102.7) |
33.1 (91.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
41.4 (106.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −19.5 (−3.1) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
17.2 (63) |
23.9 (75) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
5.06 (41.11) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −27.3 (−17.1) |
−23.1 (−9.6) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
0.8 (33.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−24.3 (−11.7) |
−2.38 (27.73) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −33.8 (−28.8) |
−30.8 (−23.4) |
−20.2 (−4.4) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
−30.4 (−22.7) |
−9.42 (15.03) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −50.0 (−58) |
−49.0 (−56.2) |
−43.6 (−46.5) |
−30.8 (−23.4) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−2.8 (27) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−29.1 (−20.4) |
−43.1 (−45.6) |
−51.7 (−61.1) |
−51.7 (−61.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.5 (0.098) |
2.5 (0.098) |
3.9 (0.154) |
10.1 (0.398) |
16.8 (0.661) |
48.1 (1.894) |
87.8 (3.457) |
68.0 (2.677) |
35.3 (1.39) |
8.7 (0.343) |
4.3 (0.169) |
3.7 (0.146) |
291.7 (11.485) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79.3 | 77.5 | 69.4 | 52.5 | 47.6 | 54.3 | 63.7 | 63.4 | 60.7 | 61.0 | 75.4 | 80.3 | 65.43 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 169.0 | 204.4 | 266.6 | 265.5 | 294.5 | 309.0 | 293.0 | 286.8 | 241.5 | 224.8 | 168.0 | 148.8 | 2,871.9 |
| Source: climatebase.ru (1948-2011)[10] June record high[11] | |||||||||||||
History
Although there had been human settlement on the present site of the town since the 18th century, the modern town began with the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway in 1899. The settlement around the Borzya railway station was officially opened in 1900, named Suvorovsky in honor of Alexander Suvorov.[citation needed] This name, however, was not widely used by the residents, who continued to use the same name as the railway station and the river. The name Borzya was eventually made official when the settlement was granted town status in 1950.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Borzya serves as the administrative center of Borzinsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Borzya, together with one rural locality (the crossing loop of Zun-Torey), is incorporated within Borzinsky Municipal District as Borzinskoye Urban Settlement.[2]
Economy
Besides the railway workshops, employers in the town include food production enterprised, particularly meat production from the livestock industry in the surrounding area.
The Kharanor brown coal open-pit mine is located northwest of the town, providing fuel for power generation.
Transportation
The town is on the original stretch of the Trans-Siberian Railway which crossed Manchuria on its way to Vladivostok and was known as the Chinese Eastern Railway. This route was later bypassed by the current Trans-Siberian, which is entirely on the Russian territory, but the original line passing through Borzya is still used for passenger and freight traffic to and from China.
Military
The town is the headquarters of the 36th Army of the Russian Ground Forces.
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #317-ZZK
- ↑ Law #316-ZZK
- ↑ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 76 609 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 76 609 101. ).
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- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 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 #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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Sources
- Министерство территориального развития Забайкальского края. 1 января 2014 г. «Реестр административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Забайкальского края», в ред. Распоряжения №209-р от 10 июня 2014 г.. (Ministry of the Territorial Development of Zabaykalsky Krai. January 1, 2014 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Directive #209-r of June 10, 2014. ).
- Законодательное Собрание Забайкальского края. Закон №317-ЗЗК от 18 декабря 2009 г. «О границах сельских и городских поселений Забайкальского края», в ред. Закона №1070-ЗЗК от 31 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Забайкальского края "О границах сельских и городских поселений Забайкальского края"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Забайкальский рабочий", №239–242, 21 декабря 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Zabaykalsky Krai. Law #317-ZZK of December 18, 2009 On the Borders of the Rural and Urban Settlements of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Law #1070-ZZK of October 31, 2014 On Amending the Law of Zabaykalsky Krai "On the Borders of the Rural and Urban Settlements of Zabaykalsky Krai". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).
- Законодательное Собрание Забайкальского края. Закон №316-ЗЗК от 18 декабря 2009 г. «О границах муниципальных районов и городских округов Забайкальского края», в ред. Закона №770-ЗЗК от 26 декабря 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Забайкальского края "О границах муниципальных районов и городских округов Забайкальского края"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Забайкальский рабочий", №239–242, 21 декабря 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Zabaykalsky Krai. Law #316-ZZK of December 18, 2009 On the Borders of the Municipal Districts and Urban Okrugs of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Law #770-ZZK of December 26, 2012 On Amending the Law of Zabaykalsky Krai "On the Borders of the Municipal Districts and Urban Okrugs of Zabaykalsky Krai". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).
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