Biysk

Biysk
Бийск
City[1]
Sovetskaya Street in Biysk
Location of Biysk
Biysk
Location of 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[1]
Founded1709[2]
City status since1782[2]
Government
 • BodyDuma
 • HeadAlexander Studenikin[3]
Area
 • Total291.67 km2 (112.61 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 • Total210,115
 • Rank89th in 2010
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Administrative status
 • Subordinated tocity of krai significance of Biysk[1]
 • Capital ofcity of krai significance of Biysk[1], Biysky District[1]
Municipal status
 • Urban okrugBiysk Urban Okrug[5]
 • Capital ofBiysk Urban Okrug[5], Biysky Municipal District[6]
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 [7])
Postal code(s)[8]
659300–659306, 659308, 659309, 659311, 659314–659316, 659318–659323, 659325, 659326, 659328–659330, 659332–659336, 659399
Dialing code(s)+7 3854
OKTMO ID01705000001
City DayJune 18
Websitebiysk22.ru

Biysk (Russian: Бийск, IPA: [bʲijsk]) is a city in Altai Krai, Russia. It is 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: 180,851 (2024).[9]

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)
36.6
(97.9)
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)
Average high °C (°F) −13.0
(8.6)
−9.2
(15.4)
−0.3
(31.5)
10.6
(51.1)
18.4
(65.1)
24.2
(75.6)
25.4
(77.7)
23.9
(75.0)
17.7
(63.9)
8.6
(47.5)
−2.1
(28.2)
−9.6
(14.7)
7.9
(46.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −16.4
(2.5)
−13.1
(8.4)
−4.5
(23.9)
5.3
(41.5)
13.1
(55.6)
19.4
(66.9)
20.9
(69.6)
19.1
(66.4)
12.8
(55.0)
4.5
(40.1)
−5.4
(22.3)
−12.8
(9.0)
3.6
(38.4)
Average low °C (°F) −20.3
(−4.5)
−17.7
(0.1)
−9.5
(14.9)
−1.1
(30.0)
6.6
(43.9)
14.0
(57.2)
15.9
(60.6)
13.5
(56.3)
7.5
(45.5)
0.4
(32.7)
−9.1
(15.6)
−16.6
(2.1)
−1.4
(29.5)
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) 25
(1.0)
26
(1.0)
24
(0.9)
34
(1.3)
54
(2.1)
55
(2.2)
65
(2.6)
62
(2.4)
45
(1.8)
49
(1.9)
39
(1.5)
31
(1.2)
509
(19.9)
Source 1: "Climate Data - Russia".
Source 2: Pogoda.ru.net (extremes)[10]

Notable people

  • Alexander Bessmertnykh (born 1933), Russian diplomat
  • Aleksandr Bogatyryov (1963–2009), Kazakhstani football player
  • Lev Bogomolets (1911–2009), Soviet Russian painter
  • Artyom Fomin (born 1988), Russian footballer
  • Konstantin Garbuz (born 1988), Russian footballer
  • Sergey Kamenskiy (born 1987), Russian sports shooter
  • David Khurtsidze (born 1993), Russian footballer
  • Vsevolod Kukushkin (born 1942), Russian journalist, writer and ice hockey administrator
  • Ilyas Kurkaev (born 1994), Russian volleyball player
  • Aleksandr Lokshin (1920–1987), Russian composer of classical music

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #28-ZS
  2. 2.0 2.1 Большая российская энциклопедия. Том 3. Moscow: Большая российская энциклопедия. 2005. p. 473. ISBN 978-5-85270-330-9.
  3. Alexander Petrovich Studenikin, Head of the City of Biysk (in Russian)
  4. 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. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Law #115-ZS
  6. Law #42-ZS
  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. "rosstat2024".
  10. "Погода и Климат – Климат Бийска" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved 22 December 2022.

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