Aginskoye
Агинское | |
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Clockwise: Aginskoye Town Administration building, Agin-Buryat Okrug Administration building, Aginsky Datsan, Town entrance sign | |
![]() Interactive map of Aginskoye | |
| Coordinates: 51°06′N 114°30′E / 51.100°N 114.500°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Administrative district | Aginsky District |
| Founded | 1781 or 1811(see text) |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1959 |
| Elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 15,596 |
• Estimate (1 January 2018) | 17,841 (+14.4%) |
| • Capital of | Aginsky District |
| • Urban okrug | Aginskoye Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Aginskoye Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 |
| Postal codes | 687000, 687599 |
| OKTMO ID | 76702000051 |
| Website | go-aginskoe |

Aginskoye (Russian: Аги́нское; Buryat: Ага, Aga; Mongolian: Аг, Ag) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Agin-Buryat Okrug and of Aginsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the valley of the Aga River (the Amur basin). Population: 15,596 (2010 census); 11,717 (2002 census); 9,286 (1989 Soviet census); 7,200 (1967).
It was founded in 1781 or, according to other sources, in 1811.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Aginskoye serves as the administrative center of Aginsky District and is subordinated to it. As a municipal division, the urban-type settlement of Aginskoye together with one rural locality in Aginsky District is incorporated as Aginskoye Urban Okrug.
Aginskoye experiences a dry-winter borderline humid continental climate/subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dwb/Dwc) with very cold, very dry winters and warm, wet summers.
| Climate data for Aginskoye (extremes 1936–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
39.7 (103.5) |
38.8 (101.8) |
37.7 (99.9) |
33.9 (93.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −14.5 (5.9) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −22.4 (−8.3) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−20.2 (−4.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −28.6 (−19.5) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
1.4 (34.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−7.8 (17.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −45.5 (−49.9) |
−47.6 (−53.7) |
−38.9 (−38.0) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−32.7 (−26.9) |
−38.3 (−36.9) |
−42.4 (−44.3) |
−47.6 (−53.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
10 (0.4) |
27 (1.1) |
59 (2.3) |
95 (3.7) |
75 (3.0) |
39 (1.5) |
10 (0.4) |
6 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
337 (13.2) |
| Source: Pogoda.ru.net | |||||||||||||