Rubtsovsk

Rubtsovsk
Рубцовск
City
Lenin prospekt in Rubtsovsk
Lenin prospekt in Rubtsovsk
Flag of Rubtsovsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Rubtsovsk
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Rubtsovsk
Rubtsovsk is located in Russia
Rubtsovsk
Rubtsovsk
Location of Rubtsovsk
Rubtsovsk is located in Altai Krai
Rubtsovsk
Rubtsovsk
Rubtsovsk (Altai Krai)
Coordinates: 51°31′N 81°12′E / 51.517°N 81.200°E / 51.517; 81.200
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAltai Krai
Founded1892
City status since1927
Government
 • HeadDmitry Feldman
Area
 • Total
84 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
147,002
 • Estimate 
(2025)
121,698 (−17.2%)
 • Rank116th in 2010
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
 • Subordinated tocity of krai significance of Rubtsovsk
 • Capital ofcity of krai significance of Rubtsovsk, Rubtsovsky District
 • Urban okrugRubtsovsk Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofRubtsovsk Urban Okrug, Rubtsovsky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal code
658200
Dialing code+7 38557
OKTMO ID01716000001

Rubtsovsk (Russian: Рубцо́вск, pronounced [rʊpˈtsofsk]) is a city in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the Aley River (Ob's tributary) 281 kilometres (175 mi) southwest of Barnaul. Population: 147,002 (2010 census); 163,063 (2002 census); 171,792 (1989 Soviet census); 167,000 (1975); 111,000 (1959); 75,334 (1939).

Rubtsovsk is the industrial center of Western Siberia. In particular, mechanical engineering. The city-forming enterprises are the Altai Tractor Plant, the Altai Agricultural Engineering Plant, and the Altai Tractor Electrical Equipment Plant.

Later, other large enterprises were put into operation: Rubtsovsk Machine-Building Plant, Rubtsovsk Tractor Spare Parts Plant.

History

It was founded in 1892.[citation needed]

A number of anti-Semitic incidents took place in the city in 1945.

Administrative and municipal status

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

Transportation

The Rubtsovsk Airport is a derelict airfield which is used most commonly by local youth for drag racing.[citation needed]

Geography

The city is located on the Aley River 281 kilometers (175 mi) southwest of Barnaul, the largest city and administrative centre of Altai Krai.

Climate

Climate data for Rubtsovsk (1991-2020, extremes 1924–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 4.7
(40.5)		 5.2
(41.4)		 20.4
(68.7)		 31.2
(88.2)		 37.3
(99.1)		 39.5
(103.1)		 40.7
(105.3)		 39.6
(103.3)		 35.6
(96.1)		 27.2
(81.0)		 17.1
(62.8)		 7.0
(44.6)		 40.7
(105.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −11.2
(11.8)		 −8.4
(16.9)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 13.0
(55.4)		 21.7
(71.1)		 26.7
(80.1)		 27.7
(81.9)		 26.2
(79.2)		 19.6
(67.3)		 11.0
(51.8)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 9.7
(49.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −16.1
(3.0)		 −14.2
(6.4)		 −6.4
(20.5)		 5.8
(42.4)		 13.8
(56.8)		 19.3
(66.7)		 20.7
(69.3)		 18.6
(65.5)		 12.0
(53.6)		 4.7
(40.5)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 −12.6
(9.3)		 3.4
(38.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −20.6
(−5.1)		 −19.2
(−2.6)		 −11.5
(11.3)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 6.8
(44.2)		 12.5
(54.5)		 14.7
(58.5)		 12.0
(53.6)		 5.8
(42.4)		 0.0
(32.0)		 −9.0
(15.8)		 −17.0
(1.4)		 −2.1
(28.1)
Record low °C (°F) −46.9
(−52.4)		 −44.7
(−48.5)		 −38.4
(−37.1)		 −28.2
(−18.8)		 −7.4
(18.7)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 2.6
(36.7)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 −19.5
(−3.1)		 −42.0
(−43.6)		 −48.7
(−55.7)		 −48.7
(−55.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13
(0.5)		 14
(0.6)		 17
(0.7)		 22
(0.9)		 33
(1.3)		 41
(1.6)		 60
(2.4)		 39
(1.5)		 25
(1.0)		 28
(1.1)		 27
(1.1)		 18
(0.7)		 337
(13.4)
Average precipitation days 11.7 9.7 9.7 8.3 9.6 10.0 11.2 9.4 8.1 11.0 12.7 13.2 124.6
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net
Source 2: climatebase.ru (precipitation days 1936-2012)

Notable people

Cultural references

Novelist Esther Hautzig recounts her experiences in Rubtsovsk during World War II in The Endless Steppe.

Twin towns and sister cities

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Law #28-ZS
  2. 1 2 Official website of Rubtsovsk Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ 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
  5. 1 2 3 Law #83-ZS
  6. ↑ Law #35-ZS
  7. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  9. ↑ 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).
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Redlich, Shimon; Anderson, Kirill Mikhaĭlovich; Altman, I. (1995). War, Holocaust and Stalinism: a ... - Google Książki. Psychology Press. ISBN 9783718657391. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Rubtsovsk, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Sister City". Retrieved March 20, 2021.

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