Bodaybo

Bodaybo
Бодайбо
Town
City of Bodaybo
City of Bodaybo
Coat of arms of Bodaybo
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Bodaybo
Bodaybo is located in Russia
Bodaybo
Bodaybo
Location of Bodaybo
Bodaybo is located in Irkutsk Oblast
Bodaybo
Bodaybo
Bodaybo (Irkutsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 57°52′N 114°12′E / 57.867°N 114.200°E / 57.867; 114.200
CountryRussia
Federal subjectIrkutsk Oblast
Administrative districtBodaybinsky District
Founded1864
Town status since1925
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
15,340
 • Estimate 
(2021)
8,921 (−41.8%)
 • Capital ofBodaybinsky District
 • Municipal districtBodaybinsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementBodaybinskoye Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofBodabinsky Municipal District, Bodaybinskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal codes
666900–666902, 666904
Dialing code+7 39561
OKTMO ID25602101001
Websitebodaybo38.ru

Bodaybo (Russian: Бодайбо, IPA: [bədɐjˈbo]) is a town and the administrative center of Bodaybinsky District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is located 1,290 kilometers (800 mi) from Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast.

Geography

The town is located in the Patom Highlands, on the right bank of the Vitim River at its confluence with the Bodaybo River. Besides Bodaybo, some of the settlements of the district are Aprilsk, Artyomovsky, Balakhninsky, Kropotkin, Mamakan, Svetly, Vasilievsky, Perevoz and Bolshoy Patom.

History

It was founded in 1864 and served the needs of the local gold mining industry. The Lena massacre took place near Bodaybo in 1912. It was granted town status in 1925.

Vitim event

The Vitim event occurred on September 25, 2002 near the town. It was believed to be caused by a bolide or a comet nucleus impact.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bodaybo serves as the administrative center of Bodaybinsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Bodaybo, together with the selo of Nerpo in Bodaybinsky District, is incorporated within Bodaybinsky Municipal District as Bodaybinskoye Urban Settlement.

Transportation

The Bodaybo Airport is the only airport in Bodaybo and is quite small. It is served by Angara Airlines which flies only to Irkutsk.

Climate

Bodaybo has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), with bitterly cold winters and warm summers. Precipitation is quite low, but falls mostly in summer, with the climate being arid at other times of the year.

Climate data for Bodaybo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9)		 4.5
(40.1)		 11.8
(53.2)		 22.7
(72.9)		 32.7
(90.9)		 39.6
(103.3)		 38.6
(101.5)		 36.6
(97.9)		 28.7
(83.7)		 19.1
(66.4)		 10.3
(50.5)		 4.2
(39.6)		 39.6
(103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −26.0
(−14.8)		 −20.0
(−4.0)		 −6.6
(20.1)		 4.5
(40.1)		 13.7
(56.7)		 22.9
(73.2)		 26.1
(79.0)		 22.5
(72.5)		 13.0
(55.4)		 1.1
(34.0)		 −14.1
(6.6)		 −24.1
(−11.4)		 1.1
(34.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −30.4
(−22.7)		 −26.0
(−14.8)		 −14.8
(5.4)		 −2.3
(27.9)		 6.6
(43.9)		 14.6
(58.3)		 18.1
(64.6)		 14.8
(58.6)		 6.8
(44.2)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 −18.4
(−1.1)		 −28.1
(−18.6)		 −5.2
(22.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −34.2
(−29.6)		 −31.1
(−24.0)		 −21.7
(−7.1)		 −8.3
(17.1)		 0.1
(32.2)		 7.6
(45.7)		 11.7
(53.1)		 9.6
(49.3)		 2.8
(37.0)		 −6.5
(20.3)		 −22.2
(−8.0)		 −31.8
(−25.2)		 −10.3
(13.4)
Record low °C (°F) −55.1
(−67.2)		 −51.4
(−60.5)		 −46.7
(−52.1)		 −33.7
(−28.7)		 −14.3
(6.3)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 0.5
(32.9)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 −8.9
(16.0)		 −32.9
(−27.2)		 −45.3
(−49.5)		 −52.1
(−61.8)		 −55.1
(−67.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22.9
(0.90)		 13.9
(0.55)		 10.6
(0.42)		 15.5
(0.61)		 34.8
(1.37)		 60.1
(2.37)		 75.1
(2.96)		 72.9
(2.87)		 53.2
(2.09)		 28.2
(1.11)		 30.1
(1.19)		 26.0
(1.02)		 443.3
(17.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 25.3 20.7 17.0 16.8 13.2 13.3 14.8 14.5 16.8 20.8 24.6 22.2 220
Average relative humidity (%) 77.5 76.0 68.4 63.0 59.5 66.4 72.6 76.1 80.0 77.5 81.1 78.4 73.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 22 89 145 200 192 191 238 195 105 71 43 13 1,504
Source 1: climatebase.ru (1937-2005)
Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
  2. 1 2 3 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast
  3. 1 2 3 4 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 50. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  4. ↑ 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. 1 2 Law #49-OZ
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #67-oz
  7. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  8. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  9. ↑ Google Earth
  10. ↑ "Bodaybo, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Climate Normals for Bodajbo". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

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