Apsheronsk
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Apsheronsk (Russian: Апшеро́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Apsheronsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Pshekha River (in the Kuban's basin). Population: 39,488 (2020), [40,225 (2010 census); 39,608 (2002 census); 34,505 (1989 Soviet census); 33,400 (1968).
It was previously known as Apsheronskaya.
Etymology
The town was named after the 81st Apsheron Infantry Regiment[ru], as it was founded as a stanitsa near the regiment's camp. The regiment itself was named after the Absheron Peninsula, where it was stationed during the Russo-Persian War (1722–1723).
History
It was founded in 1863 as the stanitsa of Apsheronskaya (Апшеронская).
Geography
Climate
Under the Köppen climate classification Apsheronsk has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).
There is significant rainfall throughout the year in Apsheronsk. The average annual temperature in Apsheronsk is 12.0 °C. The warmest month of the year is July with an average temperature of 22.5 °C. In January, the average temperature is 1.8 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year.
The driest month is February with 62 mm. Most precipitation falls in November and December, with an average of 94 mm. About 941 mm of precipitation falls annually.
| Climate data for Apsheronsk | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) | 5.7 (42.3) | 9.4 (48.9) | 16.1 (61.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 11.6 (52.9) | 7.3 (45.1) | 16.3 (61.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) | 2.2 (36.0) | 5.3 (41.5) | 11.3 (52.3) | 16.1 (61.0) | 19.9 (67.8) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.3 (72.1) | 17.8 (64.0) | 12.4 (54.3) | 7.9 (46.2) | 4.0 (39.2) | 12.0 (53.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) | −1.2 (29.8) | 1.2 (34.2) | 6.6 (43.9) | 11.3 (52.3) | 15.1 (59.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.3 (63.1) | 12.8 (55.0) | 7.8 (46.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 0.8 (33.4) | 7.7 (45.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 87 (3.4) | 62 (2.4) | 66 (2.6) | 69 (2.7) | 78 (3.1) | 92 (3.6) | 74 (2.9) | 76 (3.0) | 73 (2.9) | 76 (3.0) | 94 (3.7) | 94 (3.7) | 941 (37) |
| Source: climate-data.org |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Apsheronsk serves as the administrative center of Apsheronsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Apsheronsky District as the Town of Apsheronsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Apsheronsk is incorporated within Apsheronsky Municipal District as Apsheronskoye Urban Settlement.
Economy
The town's main industries are forestry and woodworking.[citation needed]
Transportation
The Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway is the longest railway of its type in Russia.[citation needed]
Notes
Sources
- Управление по взаимодействию с органами местного самоуправления Администрации Краснодарского края. Справочная информация №34.01-707/13-03 от 23 мая 2013 г. «Реестр административно-территориальных единиц Краснодарского края». (Department of Cooperation with the Organs of the Local Self-Government of the Administration of Krasnodar Krai. Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 of May 23, 2013 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of Krasnodar Krai. ).
- Законодательное Собрание Краснодарского края. Закон №747-КЗ от 2 июля 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципального образования Апшеронский район, наделении его статусом муниципального района, образовании в его составе муниципальных образований — городских и сельских поселений — и установлении их границ», в ред. Закона №1756-КЗ от 3 июня 2009 г «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Краснодарского края об установлении границ муниципальных образований». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кубанские новости", №119, 24 июля 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Krai. Law #747-KZ of July 2, 2004 On the Establishment of the Borders of the Municipal Formation of Apsheronsky District, on Granting It the Status of a Municipal District, on the Establishment of the Municipal Formations—Urban and Rural Settlements—Within Its Structure and on the Establishment of Their Borders, as amended by the Law #1756-KZ of June 3, 2009 On Amending Several Legislative Acts of Krasnodar Krai on the Establishment of the Borders of the Municipal Formations. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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