Imeni Poliny Osipenko (rural locality)

Selo in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
imeni Poliny Osipenko
имени Полины Осипенко
Selo[1]
Location of imeni Poliny Osipenko
Map
52°25′N 136°30′E / 52.417°N 136.500°E / 52.417; 136.500
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKhabarovsk Krai[1]
Administrative districtimeni Poliny Osipenko District[1]
Founded1870Edit this on Wikidata
Elevation
73 m (240 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[1]
 • Total2,252
 • Capital ofimeni Poliny Osipenko District[1]
Time zoneUTC+10 (MSK+7 Edit this on Wikidata[2])
Postal code(s)[3]
682380Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID08637406101

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 Russian census);[1] 2,554 (2002 Census);[4] 2,586 (1989 Soviet census).[5]

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 (1991-2020, extremes 1911–present)
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) 		27.0
(80.6) 		34.7
(94.5) 		36.2
(97.2) 		39.3
(102.7) 		36.9
(98.4) 		31.3
(88.3) 		24.4
(75.9) 		12.0
(53.6) 		0.4
(32.7) 		39.3
(102.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −18.2
(−0.8) 		−12.6
(9.3) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		7.1
(44.8) 		16.6
(61.9) 		22.5
(72.5) 		25.3
(77.5) 		23.7
(74.7) 		17.9
(64.2) 		7.4
(45.3) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		−17.9
(−0.2) 		5.2
(41.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −25.0
(−13.0) 		−20.6
(−5.1) 		−10.2
(13.6) 		0.9
(33.6) 		8.7
(47.7) 		14.9
(58.8) 		18.4
(65.1) 		17.3
(63.1) 		11.2
(52.2) 		1.8
(35.2) 		−12.3
(9.9) 		−24.0
(−11.2) 		−1.6
(29.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −30.6
(−23.1) 		−27.8
(−18.0) 		−17.5
(0.5) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		2.6
(36.7) 		8.8
(47.8) 		13.1
(55.6) 		12.5
(54.5) 		6.0
(42.8) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		−17.2
(1.0) 		−29.1
(−20.4) 		−7.2
(19.0)
Record low °C (°F) −51.5
(−60.7) 		−49.9
(−57.8) 		−40.6
(−41.1) 		−30.0
(−22.0) 		−8.4
(16.9) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		0.4
(32.7) 		0.1
(32.2) 		−9.0
(15.8) 		−22.5
(−8.5) 		−44.8
(−48.6) 		−50.9
(−59.6) 		−51.5
(−60.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12
(0.5) 		8
(0.3) 		14
(0.6) 		27
(1.1) 		63
(2.5) 		63
(2.5) 		80
(3.1) 		90
(3.5) 		70
(2.8) 		51
(2.0) 		24
(0.9) 		17
(0.7) 		519
(20.5)
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 1: Pogoda.ru.net[8]
Source 2: climatebase.ru (precipitation days, humidity and sun 1936-2012)[9]

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.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 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.
  2. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Non-stop flight to the Far East, female (Grizodubova, Raskova, Osipenko) 1938". www.famhist.ru. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  7. ^ Topographic map N-53; M 1: 1,000,00
  8. ^ "Weather and Climate - The Climate of Imeni Poliny Osipenko" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  9. ^ "Imeni Poliny Osipenko, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  10. ^ "Imeni Poliny Osipenko Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 24, 2013.