Buzuluk, Orenburg Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Buzuluk (inhabited locality).
Buzuluk (English)
Бузулук (Russian)
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Location of Orenburg Oblast in Russia
Buzuluk
Location of Buzuluk in Orenburg Oblast
Coordinates: 52°47′N 52°15′E / 52.783°N 52.250°E / 52.783; 52.250Coordinates: 52°47′N 52°15′E / 52.783°N 52.250°E / 52.783; 52.250
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Administrative status (as of November 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Orenburg Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to Town of Buzuluk[1]
Administrative center of Buzuluksky District,[2] Town of Buzuluk[3]
Municipal status (as of December 2011)
Urban okrug Buzuluk Urban Okrug[4]
Administrative center of Buzuluk Urban Okrug, Buzuluksky Municipal District
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 82,904 inhabitants[5]
- Rank in 2010 199th
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)[6]
Founded 1736[7]
Town status since 1781
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Buzuluk (Russian: Бузулу́к) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the Samara, Buzuluk, and Domashka Rivers 246 kilometers (153 mi) northwest of Orenburg. Population: 82,904 (2010 Census);[5] 87,286 (2002 Census);[8] 83,994 (1989 Census).[9]

History

It was founded in 1736 as the fortress of Buzulukskaya (Бузулу́кская) on the Samara River near the mouth of the Buzuluk River along Russia's southern frontier.[7] It was later moved to its current place near the source of the Domashka River. It was granted town status in 1781.

An important development was the opening, in 1877, of the railway line connecting Samara with Orenburg. Buzuluk was a principal stop along the line, and it is from this period that the town's first power station dates, along with its first schools and libraries. Supported by the rail link and other new infrastructure developments, it now became an important rail-terminal for the transportation of wheat. The population almost doubled between the end of the nineteenth century and 1926.

Buzuluk was the base of the First Czechoslovak Independent Field Battalion, the Czechoslovakian army unit that fought alongside the Red Army during World War II when Czechoslovakia was occupied by the Germans.

Economy

Economic activity is now focused on the extraction and refining of oil.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Buzuluk serves as the administrative center of Buzuluksky District,[2] even though it is not a part of it.[3] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Buzuluk[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Buzuluk is incorporated as Buzuluk Urban Okrug.[4]

Climate

Climate data for Buzuluk
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 4.7
(40.5)		 5.8
(42.4)		 18.9
(66)		 31.3
(88.3)		 36.5
(97.7)		 39.8
(103.6)		 41.6
(106.9)		 40.9
(105.6)		 38.0
(100.4)		 27.0
(80.6)		 19.2
(66.6)		 8.1
(46.6)		 41.6
(106.9)
Average high °C (°F) −8
(18)		 −7.2
(19)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 12.8
(55)		 22.1
(71.8)		 27.5
(81.5)		 29.0
(84.2)		 27.4
(81.3)		 20.9
(69.6)		 11.2
(52.2)		 0.3
(32.5)		 −5.9
(21.4)		 10.8
(51.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.8
(10.8)		 −11.5
(11.3)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 6.9
(44.4)		 15.2
(59.4)		 20.6
(69.1)		 22.3
(72.1)		 20.3
(68.5)		 14.0
(57.2)		 5.9
(42.6)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 −9.5
(14.9)		 5.3
(41.5)
Average low °C (°F) −15.6
(3.9)		 −15.7
(3.7)		 −9.3
(15.3)		 1.7
(35.1)		 8.5
(47.3)		 13.8
(56.8)		 15.6
(60.1)		 13.6
(56.5)		 7.9
(46.2)		 1.6
(34.9)		 −6.1
(21)		 −13.1
(8.4)		 0.2
(32.4)
Record low °C (°F) −43.2
(−45.8)		 −40.1
(−40.2)		 −36.8
(−34.2)		 −26.0
(−14.8)		 −5.7
(21.7)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 4.9
(40.8)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 −19.8
(−3.6)		 −35.7
(−32.3)		 −39.2
(−38.6)		 −43.2
(−45.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29
(1.14)		 22
(0.87)		 25
(0.98)		 28
(1.1)		 30
(1.18)		 36
(1.42)		 41
(1.61)		 29
(1.14)		 27
(1.06)		 34
(1.34)		 33
(1.3)		 31
(1.22)		 365
(14.37)
Source: Pogoda i Klimat

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Law #1370/276-IV-OZ
  2. 1 2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 53 212», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 53 212, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  3. 1 2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 53 412», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 53 412, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  4. 1 2 Law #2367/495-IV-OZ
  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. 1 2 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 60. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  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.

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