Imeni Poliny Osipenko (rural locality)
Imeni Poliny Osipenko (Russian: и́мени Поли́ны Осипе́нко) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of imeni Poliny Osipenko District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. Population: 2,252 (2010 Census);[1] 2,554 (2002 Census);[4] 2,586 (1989 Census).[5]
imeni Poliny Osipenko
имени Полины Осипенко | |
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Location of imeni Poliny Osipenko | |
  imeni Poliny Osipenko Location of imeni Poliny Osipenko  imeni Poliny Osipenko imeni Poliny Osipenko (Khabarovsk Krai) | |
| Coordinates: 52°25′N 136°30′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Khabarovsk Krai[1] |
| Administrative district | imeni Poliny Osipenko District[1] |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Elevation | 73 m (240 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,252 |
| • Capital of | imeni Poliny Osipenko District[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7 [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 682380 |
| OKTMO ID | 08637406101 |
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.[6]
Geography
It is located on the right bank of the Amgun River, near the confluence of the Nimelen.[7]
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 non-arid climates warmer than subarctic climates go, Imeni Poliny Osipenko is among the coldest. Its lower latitude and inland location enables four months to just exceed 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) |
25.3 (77.5) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.9 (98.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
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) |
15.4 (59.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
4.3 (39.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −27.1 (−16.8) |
−21.6 (−6.9) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−24.6 (−12.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −33.9 (−29.0) |
−29.4 (−20.9) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−30.6 (−23.1) |
−8.5 (16.6) |
| 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) | 9.0 (0.35) |
6.6 (0.26) |
10.7 (0.42) |
23.4 (0.92) |
43.2 (1.70) |
55.3 (2.18) |
78.2 (3.08) |
88.0 (3.46) |
70.4 (2.77) |
37.2 (1.46) |
19.2 (0.76) |
13.7 (0.54) |
454.9 (17.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.6 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 107.8 |
| 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 | 141 | 176 | 232 | 222 | 235 | 251 | 228 | 200 | 173 | 158 | 131 | 118 | 2,265 |
| Source: climatebase.ru (1936-2012)[8] | |||||||||||||
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.[9]
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.
- "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.
- "Non-stop flight to the Far East, female (Grizodubova, Raskova, Osipenko) 1938". www.famhist.ru. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- Topographic map N-53; M 1: 1,000,00
- "Imeni Poliny Osipenko, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- "Imeni Poliny Osipenko Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 24, 2013.