Borzya

Borzya (English)
Борзя (Russian)
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Borzya railway station

Location of Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia
Borzya
Location of Borzya in Zabaykalsky Krai
Coordinates: 50°23′N 116°31′E / 50.383°N 116.517°E / 50.383; 116.517Coordinates: 50°23′N 116°31′E / 50.383°N 116.517°E / 50.383; 116.517
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of January 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Zabaykalsky Krai[1]
Administrative district Borzinsky District[1]
Administrative center of Borzinsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2012)
Municipal district Borzinsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Borzinskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Borzinsky Municipal District,[3] Borzinskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 31,379 inhabitants[5]
Population (January 2014 est.) 29,822 inhabitants[1]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[6]
Founded 18th century
Town status since 1950
Postal code(s)[7] 674600–674603, 674609
Dialing code(s) +7 30233
Borzya on Wikimedia Commons

Borzya (Russian: Борзя; IPA: [ˈborzʲə]) is a town and the administrative center of Borzinsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located 349 kilometers (217 mi) southeast of Chita, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 31,379(2010 Census);[5] 31,460(2002 Census);[8] 36,373(1989 Census).[9]

Geography

The town is located on the Borzya River—a right-hand tributary of the Onon—about 40 kilometers (25 mi) from the border with Mongolia in the south and 70 kilometers (43 mi) from the border with China in the southeast.

Climate

Borzya has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) bordering on humid continental (Köppen climate classification Dwb) and semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk), with severely cold winters and warm summers. Precipitation is quite low but is somewhat higher from June to September than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Borzya
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −2.4
(27.7)
7.1
(44.8)
17.2
(63)
28.0
(82.4)
35.6
(96.1)
41.4
(106.5)
40.3
(104.5)
39.3
(102.7)
33.1
(91.6)
25.8
(78.4)
12.4
(54.3)
4.4
(39.9)
41.4
(106.5)
Average high °C (°F) −19.5
(−3.1)
−14.1
(6.6)
−3.8
(25.2)
8.2
(46.8)
17.2
(63)
23.9
(75)
25.9
(78.6)
23.4
(74.1)
16.5
(61.7)
7.1
(44.8)
−7.0
(19.4)
−17.1
(1.2)
5.06
(41.11)
Daily mean °C (°F) −27.3
(−17.1)
−23.1
(−9.6)
−12.3
(9.9)
0.8
(33.4)
9.6
(49.3)
16.9
(62.4)
19.6
(67.3)
16.9
(62.4)
9.3
(48.7)
−0.5
(31.1)
−14.1
(6.6)
−24.3
(−11.7)
−2.38
(27.73)
Average low °C (°F) −33.8
(−28.8)
−30.8
(−23.4)
−20.2
(−4.4)
−6.6
(20.1)
1.3
(34.3)
8.8
(47.8)
12.9
(55.2)
10.5
(50.9)
2.5
(36.5)
−6.9
(19.6)
−20.4
(−4.7)
−30.4
(−22.7)
−9.42
(15.03)
Record low °C (°F) −50.0
(−58)
−49.0
(−56.2)
−43.6
(−46.5)
−30.8
(−23.4)
−12.3
(9.9)
−4.5
(23.9)
1.2
(34.2)
−2.8
(27)
−12.0
(10.4)
−29.1
(−20.4)
−43.1
(−45.6)
−51.7
(−61.1)
−51.7
(−61.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.5
(0.098)
2.5
(0.098)
3.9
(0.154)
10.1
(0.398)
16.8
(0.661)
48.1
(1.894)
87.8
(3.457)
68.0
(2.677)
35.3
(1.39)
8.7
(0.343)
4.3
(0.169)
3.7
(0.146)
291.7
(11.485)
Average relative humidity (%) 79.3 77.5 69.4 52.5 47.6 54.3 63.7 63.4 60.7 61.0 75.4 80.3 65.43
Mean monthly sunshine hours 169.0 204.4 266.6 265.5 294.5 309.0 293.0 286.8 241.5 224.8 168.0 148.8 2,871.9
Source: climatebase.ru (1948-2011)[10] June record high[11]

History

Although there had been human settlement on the present site of the town since the 18th century, the modern town began with the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway in 1899. The settlement around the Borzya railway station was officially opened in 1900, named Suvorovsky in honor of Alexander Suvorov.[12] This name, however, was not widely used by the residents, who continued to use the same name as the railway station and the river. The name Borzya was eventually made official when the settlement was granted town status in 1950.[12]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Borzya serves as the administrative center of Borzinsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Borzya, together with one rural locality (the crossing loop of Zun-Torey), is incorporated within Borzinsky Municipal District as Borzinskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

Besides the railway workshops, employers in the town include food production enterprised, particularly meat production from the livestock industry in the surrounding area.

The Kharanor brown coal open-pit mine is located northwest of the town, providing fuel for power generation.

Transportation

The town is on the original stretch of the Trans-Siberian Railway which crossed Manchuria on its way to Vladivostok and was known as the Chinese Eastern Railway. This route was later bypassed by the current Trans-Siberian, which is entirely on the Russian territory, but the original line passing through Borzya is still used for passenger and freight traffic to and from China.

Military

The town is the headquarters of the 36th Army of the Russian Ground Forces.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai
  2. 1 2 3 Law #317-ZZK
  3. Law #316-ZZK
  4. Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 76 609 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 76 609 101. ).
  5. 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. 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. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  8. Russian 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. "Borzya, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  11. . Climatebase.ru http://climatebase.ru/station/30965/from2000/?lang=en. Retrieved January 24, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 1 2 Народная энциклопедия "Мой город". Борзя (Забайкальский край)

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