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| Coordinates: 51°32′49″N 43°10′24″E / 51.54694°N 43.17333°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saratov Oblast[1] |
| Known since | the end of the 18th century[2] |
| Town status since | 1780[2] |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 82,227 |
| • Rank | 201st in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Balashov Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| • Capital of | Balashovsky District,[4] Balashov Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| • Municipal district | Balashovsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Balashov Urban Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Balashovsky Municipal District,[6] Balashov Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1  [7]) |
| Postal code(s)[8] | 412300, 412302–412311, 412313–412316 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 84545 |
| OKTMO ID | 63608101001 |
| Website | balashovadmin |
Balashov (Russian: Балашо́в) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the Khopyor River. Population: 82,227 (2010 Census);[3] 98,330 (2002 Census);[9] 97,047 (1989 Soviet census).[10] It was previously known as Balashovo (until 1780).[2]
History
[edit]It has been known as the selo of Balashovo (Балашово) since the end of the 18th century.[2] In 1780, it was granted town status and became known as Balashov.[2]
Between 1954 and 1957, it was the capital of the Balashov Oblast of Russian SFSR.
Administrative and municipal status
[edit]Within the framework of administrative divisions, Balashov serves as the administrative center of Balashovsky District,[4] even though it is not a part of it.[11] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Balashov Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[11]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[citation needed] As a municipal division, Balashov Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated within Balashovsky Municipal District as Balashov Urban Settlement.[5]
Military
[edit]It was home to the Balashov air base.
Geography
[edit]The town is located on the Khopyor River.
Climate
[edit]Balashov has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa) with long cold winters and warm, often hot summers.
| Climate data for Balashov | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7 (45) | 8 (46) | 19 (66) | 31 (88) | 34 (93) | 39 (102) | 40 (104) | 39 (102) | 34 (93) | 26 (79) | 18 (64) | 10 (50) | 40 (104) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) | −4.5 (23.9) | 0.7 (33.3) | 12.1 (53.8) | 20.4 (68.7) | 24.7 (76.5) | 26.7 (80.1) | 25.0 (77.0) | 18.4 (65.1) | 10.1 (50.2) | 0.8 (33.4) | −4.0 (24.8) | 10.6 (51.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) | −8.3 (17.1) | −3.0 (26.6) | 7.9 (46.2) | 15.9 (60.6) | 20.4 (68.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 21.1 (70.0) | 14.9 (58.8) | 7.0 (44.6) | −1.7 (28.9) | −7.2 (19.0) | 6.9 (44.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) | −12.4 (9.7) | −6.9 (19.6) | 3.3 (37.9) | 10.4 (50.7) | 15.1 (59.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.7 (51.3) | 4.0 (39.2) | −4.1 (24.6) | −10.6 (12.9) | 2.8 (37.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38 (−36) | −36 (−33) | −33 (−27) | −17 (1) | −6 (21) | 0 (32) | 5 (41) | 2 (36) | −6 (21) | −15 (5) | −27 (−17) | −34 (−29) | −38 (−36) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41 (1.6) | 31 (1.2) | 29 (1.1) | 33 (1.3) | 37 (1.5) | 63 (2.5) | 64 (2.5) | 44 (1.7) | 49 (1.9) | 39 (1.5) | 48 (1.9) | 47 (1.9) | 525 (20.7) |
| Average precipitation days | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 111 |
| Average rainy days | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 63 |
| Average snowy days | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 51 |
| Source 1: Saratov-meteo.ru[12] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weatherbase[13] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
[edit]- Denis Baryshnikov, footballer
- Yuri Garnaev, test-pilot
- Anatoly Vlasov, theoretical physicist prominent in the fields of statistical mechanics, kinetics, and especially in plasma physics.
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Charter of Saratov Oblast
- ^ a b c d e Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 36. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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 63 208», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 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 (OKATO). Code 63 208, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
- ^ a b c d Law #101-ZSO
- ^ Law #78-ZSO
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in 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).
- ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ a b 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 63 410», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 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 (OKATO). Code 63 410, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
- ^ "Saratov-meteo.ru". Retrieved April 30, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Balashov, Russia". Weatherbase. 2012. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
Sources
[edit]- Саратовская областная Дума. Закон №46-ЗСО от 2 июня 2005 г. «Устав (Основной Закон) Саратовской области», в ред. Закона №54-ЗСО от 28 апреля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Устав (Основной Закон) Саратовской области». Вступил в силу после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Неделя области", Спецвыпуск, №38 (156), 4 июня 2005 г. (Saratov Oblast Duma. Law #46-ZSO of June 2, 2005 Charter (Basic Law) of Saratov Oblast, as amended by the Law #54-ZSO of April 28, 2015 On Amending the Charter (Basic Law) of Saratov Oblast. Effective as of after the official publication.).
- Саратовская областная Дума. Закон №79-ЗСО от 23 декабря 2004 г «О городских округах». Вступил в силу с 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Саратов — столица Поволжья", №264 (1215), 24 декабря 2004 г. (Saratov Oblast Duma. Law #79-ZSO of December 23, 2004 On the Urban Okrugs. Effective as of January 1, 2005.).
- Саратовская областная Дума. Закон №101-ЗСО от 27 декабря 2004 г «О муниципальных образованиях, входящих в состав Балашовского муниципального района», в ред. Закона №378-ЗСО от 26 декабря 2008 г «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Саратовской области». Вступил в силу с 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Саратов — столица Поволжья", №7–8 (1230–1231), 18 января 2005 г. (Saratov Oblast Duma. Law #101-ZSO of December 27, 2004 On the Municipal Formations Comprising Balashovsky Municipal District, as amended by the Law #378-ZSO of December 26, 2008 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Saratov Oblast. Effective as of January 1, 2005.).
External links
[edit]- Official website of Balashov (in Russian)
- Directory of organizations in Balashov (in Russian)
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