Barnaul

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Location of Altai Krai in Russia
Barnaul
Location of Barnaul in Altai Krai
Coordinates: 53°20′N 83°45′E / 53.333°N 83.750°E / 53.333; 83.750Coordinates: 53°20′N 83°45′E / 53.333°N 83.750°E / 53.333; 83.750
Coat of arms
Flag
City Day One of Sundays in August or September[2]
Administrative status (as of June 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Altai Krai[1]
Administratively subordinated to city of krai significance of Barnaul[1]
Administrative center of Altai Krai,[3] city of krai significance of Barnaul[1]
Municipal status (as of July 2009)
Urban okrug Barnaul Urban Okrug[4]
Administrative center of Barnaul Urban Okrug[4]
Head[3] Lyudmila Zubovich[3]
Representative body City Duma[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 612,401 inhabitants[5]
- Rank in 2010 21st
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)[6]
Founded 1730s[7]
City status since 1771[2]
Postal code(s)[8] 656000, 656002–656004, 656006, 656008, 656010–656012, 656015, 656016, 656018, 656019, 656021, 656023–656025, 656031, 656033, 656035–656039, 656043–656045, 656048–656050, 656052–656060, 656062–656068, 656700, 656880, 656890, 656899, 656905, 656960, 656961, 656963–656966, 656998, 656999, 901024, 901213
Dialing code(s) +7 3852
Official website
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Barnaul (Russian: Барнаул; IPA: [bərnɐˈul]) is a city and the administrative center of Altai Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Barnaulka River into the Ob River in the West Siberian Plain. At the end of 2015, the city had a population above 700,000 people,[9] making it the 21st largest city in Russia. The population of the Barnaul metropolitan area is estimated to be over 1.14 million.[10]

Geography

Barnaul is located in the forest steppe zone of the West Siberian Plain, on the left bank of the Ob River, at the confluence of Barnaulka into the Ob.

Barnaul is the closest major city to the Altai Mountains to the south. The border with Kazakhstan is only in 345 km to the south-west, whereas the distance from Moscow is 3580 km. The city is also situated relatively close to the border with Mongolia and China.

Barnaul lies in the UTC+7:00 time zone, the difference with the Moscow Time thus being plus three hours.

History

A historical wooden house

Ancient History

The area around the city has been inhabited by Modern Humans, Neanderthals & Denisovans, for hundreds of thousands of years.[11] In the late BC millennia, the locality was the centre of activity for Scythians and various Turkic peoples.[12]

Russian Empire

Barnaul was founded in 1730[13] and incorporated in 1771. Originally chosen for its proximity to the mineral-rich Altai Mountains and its location on a major river, the site was founded by the wealthy Demidov family in the 1730s.[7] In addition to the copper which had originally attracted the Demidovs, substantial deposits of silver were soon found as well. In 1747, the Demidovs' factories were taken over by the Crown, and soon became the center of silver production in the Russian Empire.[14]

By the 1900s, Barnaul had grown into a major center of trade and culture of the region, especially after the construction of the Turkestan-Siberia Railway.

In 1914, Barnaul was the site of a draft riot, Russia's largest during World War I, which resulted in over a hundred casualties.[15]

World War II

It is estimated that over half of the light ammunition used by the Soviet Union in World War II was produced in Barnaul.[16]

Administrative and municipal status

Barnaul is the administrative center of the krai.[3] Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the work settlement of Yuzhny and twenty-four rural localities, incorporated as the city of krai significance of Barnaul—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the city of krai significance of Barnaul is incorporated as Barnaul Urban Okrug.[4]

Climate

The humid continental climate of Barnaul (Köppen Dfb) is defined by its geographical position at the southern end of the Siberian steppe: it is subject to long winters, with an average of −15.5 °C (4.1 °F) in January, but also enjoys a short warm season in the summer with an average temperature of +19.9 °C (67.8 °F) in July. Temperatures can vary in the extreme, from below −45 °C (−49 °F) in the winter to above +35 °C (95 °F) in the summer.

The climate is relatively dry. The average precipitation in the area is 433 millimeters (17.0 in) per year, 75% of which occurs during the region's warmer season.

Climate data for Barnaul
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)		 7.4
(45.3)		 16.4
(61.5)		 32.3
(90.1)		 37.4
(99.3)		 36.6
(97.9)		 37.9
(100.2)		 38.3
(100.9)		 34.0
(93.2)		 27.4
(81.3)		 15.3
(59.5)		 6.3
(43.3)		 38.3
(100.9)
Average high °C (°F) −10.8
(12.6)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 10.1
(50.2)		 20.1
(68.2)		 24.3
(75.7)		 26.3
(79.3)		 24.3
(75.7)		 17.7
(63.9)		 9.2
(48.6)		 −2.2
(28)		 −8.5
(16.7)		 8.5
(47.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.5
(4.1)		 −13.7
(7.3)		 −6.5
(20.3)		 3.8
(38.8)		 12.8
(55)		 17.7
(63.9)		 19.9
(67.8)		 17.4
(63.3)		 11.0
(51.8)		 3.8
(38.8)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 −12.9
(8.8)		 2.6
(36.7)
Average low °C (°F) −20.1
(−4.2)		 −18.7
(−1.7)		 −11.8
(10.8)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 6.5
(43.7)		 11.6
(52.9)		 14.0
(57.2)		 11.6
(52.9)		 5.6
(42.1)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 −10.0
(14)		 −17.4
(0.7)		 −2.5
(27.5)
Record low °C (°F) −48.2
(−54.8)		 −42.9
(−45.2)		 −35.5
(−31.9)		 −27.6
(−17.7)		 −8.8
(16.2)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 2.9
(37.2)		 0.4
(32.7)		 −7.8
(18)		 −27.0
(−16.6)		 −38.9
(−38)		 −43.1
(−45.6)		 −48.2
(−54.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24
(0.94)		 18
(0.71)		 17
(0.67)		 28
(1.1)		 40
(1.57)		 55
(2.17)		 68
(2.68)		 44
(1.73)		 43
(1.69)		 37
(1.46)		 37
(1.46)		 31
(1.22)		 433
(17.05)
Average rainy days 0.4 1 3 12 17 16 17 15 16 14 6 1 118
Average snowy days 22 20 16 9 2 0.1 0 0 1 10 18 24 122
Average relative humidity (%) 78 76 74 63 55 64 70 70 69 73 79 79 71
Mean monthly sunshine hours 77 112 178 218 272 315 320 265 199 109 75 64 2,204
Source #1: pogoda.ru.net[17]
Source #2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[18]

Economy

Newly constructed buildings in Barnaul

Barnaul is an important industrial center of Western Siberia. There are more than 100 industrial enterprises in the city, employing approximately 120 thousand people. Leading industries in the city work with diesel and carbon processing; as well as production of heavy machinery, tires, furniture and footwear.[19]

Transportation

It lies at a junction of the Novosibirsk–Almaty and Biysk train lines.

Education and culture

Barnaul is an important regional center of scientific development. Five universities, including Altai State Technical University, Barnaul State Pedagogical University, Altai State Medical University, Altai State Agrarian University and Altai State University, as well as 35 libraries are located in the city. Barnaul also has five theatres and three museums. The city's Museum of Local Lore was founded in 1823 and is one of the oldest in Siberia, displaying local artists' work as well as unique artifacts from the Altai region.

The city also has 'The South-Siberian Botanical Garden' (SSBG),[20] linked to Altai State University.[21]

Sports

Since 1957 FC Dynamo Barnaul has been the city's professional football club.

Twin towns and sister cities

Barnaul is twinned with:

Notable people

Images of Barnaul

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #28-ZS
  2. 1 2 Исторический опыт хозяйственного и культурного освоения Западной Сибири: Сборник научных трудов. Кн. I. Барнаул: Изд-во Алт. ун-та. Под ред. Ю. Ф. Кирюшина и А. А. Тишкина. 2003. p. 464.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.barnaul.org/
  4. 1 2 3 Law #144-ZS
  5. ↑ 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  7. 1 2 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 37. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  8. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  9. ↑ http://barnaul.fm/2016/02/08/chislo-zhitelej-barnaula-perevalilo-za-700-tysyach-chelovek/
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  11. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3238424/Inside-cave-home-Denisovans-Neanderthals-Homo-sapiens-Different-species-early-man-used-shelter-thousands-years.html
  12. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=ijJ4o2iorhkC&pg=PA250&lpg=PA250&dq=scythians+barnaul&source=bl&ots=Ph6ygUJmhn&sig=rozXeR75ObBBpV2fns0SWByPigY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAGoVChMIv9vK6q7-xwIVBFuSCh0iGgHC#v=onepage&q=scythians%20barnaul&f=false
  13. ↑ "Barnaul - capital of Altai Krai". Altai Region. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  14. ↑ http://new.hist.asu.ru/biblio/borod5/got/15.html
  15. ↑ Sanborn, Josh. "The Mobilization of 1917 and the Question of the Russian Nation." Slavic Review, Vol. 59, No. 2: pp. 267-89.
  16. ↑ http://www.webcitation.org/6144m19m3?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ada.ru%2FGuns%2Fbsz%2Findex.htm
  17. ↑ "Weather And Climate - Climate Barnaul" (in Russian). Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Climate Normals for Barnaul". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  20. ↑ "The South-Siberian Botanical Garden". ssbg.asu.ru. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "South-Siberian Botanical Garden". biologybrowser.com. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  22. ↑ http://barnaul.fm/2015/08/28/sergej-shubenkov-vyigral-zoloto-na-chempionate-mira-po-lyogkoj-atletike-v-pekine/
  23. ↑ "This City in Siberia Would Rather Elect a Cat Mayor". 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2015-12-18.

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