Urban settlement Bikin Urban Settlement Date formed 1885 | Local time Thursday 6:10 AM | |
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Administratively subordinated to town of krai significance of Bikin Administrative center of town of krai significance of Bikin, Bikinsky District Municipal district Bikinsky Municipal District Weather -16°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Bikin (Russian: Бики́н) is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the Bikin River (a tributary of the Ussuri) 230 kilometers (140 mi) southwest of Khabarovsk. Population: 17,154 (2010 Census); 19,641 (2002 Census); 19,129 (1989 Census); 19,000 (1967).
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Map of Bikin, Khabarovskiy Kray, Russia
History
It was founded in 1885 as Bikinskaya and was granted town status in 1938.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bikin serves as the administrative center of Bikinsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of krai significance of Bikin—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Bikin is incorporated within Bikinsky Municipal District as Bikin Urban Settlement.
Climate
Bikin has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).