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Shimanovsk

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Country
  
Russia

Administratively subordinated to
  
Shimanovsk Urban Okrug

Area
  
50 km²

Federal subject
  
Amur Oblast

Urban okrug
  
Shimanovsk Urban Okrug

Local time
  
Saturday 11:02 PM

Shimanovsk photoswikimapiaorgp0004690005bigjpg

Administrative center of
  
Shimanovsk Urban Okrug, Shimanovsky District

Administrative center of
  
Shimanovsk Urban Okrug, Shimanovsky Municipal District

Weather
  
2°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 51% Humidity

Shimanovsk (Russian: Шима́новск) is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshaya Pyora River (a right-hand tributary of the Zeya), 250 kilometers (160 mi) northwest of Blagoveshchensk. Population: 19,815 (2010 Census); 22,267 (2002 Census); 26,274 (1989 Census).

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Map of Shimanovsk, Amur Oblast, Russia

History

It was founded in conjunction with the construction of the Amur railway in 1910, originally named Pyora after the river on which it stands. It was renamed Gondatti in 1914 in honor of the then-governor of Amur Oblast, Nikolay Gondatti. In 1920, it was renamed Vladimiro-Shimanovsky after Vladimir Shimanovsky, a railway engineer and member of the Red Army who was shot dead in Blagoveshchensk during the Russian Civil War. It was granted town status and its name shortened to Shimanovsk in 1950.

During the construction of the Baikal-Amur Mainline in the 1970s, Shimanovsk saw new growth as a center for production of construction materials.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shimanovsk serves as the administrative center of Shimanovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Shimanovsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.

Economy

The town's primary industries are production of heavy machinery and building materials. Kranspetsburmash corporation produces cranes and drilling equipment in Shimanovsk.

Transportation

The town has a railway station (Shimanovskaya) on the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Shimanovsk Airport is situated 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) southwest of the town.

Climate

Monsoon influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb). The average January temperature is −25.6 °C (−14.1 °F). The absolute minimum observed was −49.0 °C (−56.2 °F). Average July temperature is +20.1 °C (68.2 °F).

During the transition period (April-May) occasionally observed strong winds of up to 20 m / s. In winter, the wind is weak. The average annual background atmospheric pressure above normal, humidity 50-60%, during the year there is not less than 310 days of sunshine.

References

Shimanovsk Wikipedia