Biysk

Biysk
Бийск
City
Sovetskaya Street in Biysk
Sovetskaya Street in Biysk
Flag of Biysk
Flag
Coat of arms of Biysk
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Biysk
Biysk is located in Russia
Biysk
Biysk
Location of Biysk
Biysk is located in Altai Krai
Biysk
Biysk
Biysk (Altai Krai)
Coordinates: 52°32′N 85°13′E / 52.533°N 85.217°E / 52.533; 85.217
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAltai Krai
Founded1709
City status since1782
Government
 • BodyDuma
 • HeadVictor Schigrev
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
210,115
 • Estimate 
(2025)
179,211 (−14.7%)
 • Rank89th in 2010
 • Subordinated tocity of krai significance of Biysk
 • Capital ofcity of krai significance of Biysk, Biysky District
 • Urban okrugBiysk Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofBiysk Urban Okrug, Biysky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal codes
659300–659306, 659308, 659309, 659311, 659314–659316, 659318–659323, 659325, 659326, 659328–659330, 659332–659336, 659399
Dialing code+7 3854
OKTMO ID01705000001
City DayJune 18
Websitebiysk22.ru

Biysk (Russian: Бийск, IPA: [bʲijsk]; Altay: Јаш-Тура, IPA: [ɟaʃ-tura]) is a city in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the Biya River not far from its confluence with the Katun River. It is the second largest city of the krai (after Barnaul, the administrative center of the krai). Population: 183,852 (2021 census); 210,115 (2010 census); 218,562 (2002 census); 233,238 (1989 Soviet census).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
189717,200—    
192646,000+167.4%
193980,000+73.9%
1959146,416+83.0%
1970186,344+27.3%
1979211,567+13.5%
1989233,238+10.2%
2002218,562−6.3%
2010210,115−3.9%
2021183,852−12.5%
Source: Census data

History

The fortress of Bikatunskaya (Бикатунская), or Bikatunsky Ostrog (Бикатунский острог), was founded in 1708–1709: it was constructed near the confluence of Biya and Katun Rivers (hence the name) in 1709 by order of Russian tsar Peter the Great, signed in 1708. Yet, in 1710, after a three-day battle, the ostrog (fortress) was destroyed by the Dzungar people. Bikatunsky Ostrog was re-built at a new location (20 kilometers (12 mi) up the Biya, on the right bank of the river) in 1718 and renamed Biyskaya (Бийская) in 1732. Gradually, Biysk lost its role as a military base, but became an important center of trade, and was granted town status in 1782. In 1797, the town was abolished, but in 1804 it was restored as an uyezd town of Tomsk Governorate and granted the coat of arms which is still in use.

Administrative and municipal status

Evalar office building in Biysk

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Biysk serves as the administrative center of Biysky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated separately as the city of krai significance of Biysk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the city of krai significance of Biysk is incorporated as Biysk Urban Okrug.

Economy

The city's industry grew rapidly, especially after some factories were evacuated there from the west of the Soviet Union during World War II. Later the city was an important center of arms development (including solid-fuel rocket engines) and production and still remains an industrial center.

Evalar, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Russia, is headquartered in Biysk.

Transportation

A bridge in Biysk

Biysk has a railway station, a port on the Biya, and is served by the Biysk Airport. The route of federal importance Novosibirsk-Biysk-Tashanta (Chuysky Highway) passes through the city.

Education and culture

Biysk is a center of education and culture, and a home to an academy of education, a technical institute and other educational institutions, a drama theater (founded in 1943), a museum of local lore, and other facilities.

Geography

The city is called "the gates to the Altai Mountains", because of its position comparatively not far from this range. Chuysky Highway begins in Biysk and then goes through the Altai Republic to Russia's border with Mongolia.

Climate

Biysk has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with frigid, rather dry winters and very warm, damp summers.

Climate data for Biysk (1991-2020, extremes 1936-present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)		 9.9
(49.8)		 17.4
(63.3)		 33.7
(92.7)		 36.7
(98.1)		 37.2
(99.0)		 38.9
(102.0)		 38.8
(101.8)		 37.0
(98.6)		 28.4
(83.1)		 19.7
(67.5)		 10.8
(51.4)		 38.9
(102.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −10.7
(12.7)		 −7.4
(18.7)		 0.4
(32.7)		 11.9
(53.4)		 20.4
(68.7)		 25.1
(77.2)		 26.6
(79.9)		 25.1
(77.2)		 18.3
(64.9)		 10.2
(50.4)		 −1.4
(29.5)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 9.2
(48.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −16.3
(2.7)		 −14.1
(6.6)		 −6.1
(21.0)		 5.0
(41.0)		 12.8
(55.0)		 18.2
(64.8)		 20.0
(68.0)		 17.7
(63.9)		 11.1
(52.0)		 3.9
(39.0)		 −6.1
(21.0)		 −13.1
(8.4)		 2.8
(36.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −21.6
(−6.9)		 −19.8
(−3.6)		 −11.8
(10.8)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 5.9
(42.6)		 11.7
(53.1)		 14.0
(57.2)		 11.3
(52.3)		 5.3
(41.5)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 −10.1
(13.8)		 −17.9
(−0.2)		 −2.9
(26.8)
Record low °C (°F) −51.8
(−61.2)		 −50.6
(−59.1)		 −43.1
(−45.6)		 −31.5
(−24.7)		 −7.8
(18.0)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 2.0
(35.6)		 −2.1
(28.2)		 −7.6
(18.3)		 −24.1
(−11.4)		 −43.9
(−47.0)		 −50.5
(−58.9)		 −51.8
(−61.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 30
(1.2)		 24
(0.9)		 26
(1.0)		 41
(1.6)		 57
(2.2)		 55
(2.2)		 70
(2.8)		 53
(2.1)		 42
(1.7)		 49
(1.9)		 53
(2.1)		 41
(1.6)		 541
(21.3)
Average precipitation days 13.7 10.6 11.3 11.1 12.5 12.3 12.9 12.5 11.4 14.0 15.2 16.2 153.7
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net
Source 2: climatebase.ru (precipitation days 1936-2012)

Notable people

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Law #28-ZS
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Бийск". Большая российская энциклопедия. Том 3: «Банкетная кампания» 1904 — Большой Иргиз (in Russian). Moscow: Большая российская энциклопедия. 2005. p. 473. ISBN 978-5-85270-330-9. Archived from the original on April 28, 2026.
  3. ↑ Глава города Бийска Щигрев Виктор Андреевич Archived December 25, 2022, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2025 года (in Russian), Moscow: Federal State Statistics Service, April 25, 2025, Wikidata Q133797648, archived from the original on April 26, 2026
  6. 1 2 3 Law #115-ZS
  7. ↑ Law #42-ZS
  8. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
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  11. ↑ 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).
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. 1 2 3 Основание Бийской крепости
  14. ↑ "Soviet Solid Rocket Motor Production Plant". FAS. 1996. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Company history - Evalar". Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Погода и Климат – Климат Бийска" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Biysk, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 24, 2013.

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