Priargunsk (Russian: Приаргунск) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Priargunsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Population: 7,388 (2010 Census);[2] 8,260 (2002 Census);[7] 7,954 (1989 Census)[8].
Priargunsk
Приаргунск | |
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Urban-type settlement[1] | |
Location of Priargunsk ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 50°21′N 119°04′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai[1] |
Administrative district | Priargunsky District[1] |
Founded | 1953![]() |
Population | |
• Total | 7,388 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 7,138 (−3.4%) |
Administrative status | |
• Capital of | Priargunsky District[1] |
Municipal status | |
• Urban okrug | Priargunskoye Okrug[4] |
• Capital of | Priargunskoye Okrug[4] |
Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ![]() |
Postal code(s)[6] | |
OKTMO ID | 76638151051 |
Priargunsk is on the river Argun. It is located 595 km (by rail) to the south-east. from Chita.[9]
Priargunsk has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb), with warm, humid summers and severe winters.
Climate data for Priargunsk | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
41.5 (106.7) |
41.8 (107.2) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.6 (97.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
41.8 (107.2) |
Average high °C (°F) | −21.6 (−6.9) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
5.0 (40.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −28.3 (−18.9) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
1.9 (35.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | −34.8 (−30.6) |
−31.3 (−24.3) |
−20.1 (−4.2) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
1.7 (35.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−31.3 (−24.3) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −52.8 (−63.0) |
−46.4 (−51.5) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−50.0 (−58.0) |
−52.8 (−63.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.3 (0.33) |
10.2 (0.40) |
14.5 (0.57) |
18.3 (0.72) |
34.8 (1.37) |
73.6 (2.90) |
116.9 (4.60) |
101.5 (4.00) |
51.8 (2.04) |
21.6 (0.85) |
10.9 (0.43) |
13.1 (0.52) |
475.5 (18.73) |
Average precipitation days | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 52.3 |
Source: climatebase.ru[10] |
It was founded in 1953. On March 30, 1962, by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, the working settlement of Tsurukhaitui was renamed and became the urban settlement of Priargunsk. An airport operated until the 1990s.[9]
There is a food factory, JSC Priargunsky Cheese Factory, LLC Agropromtrans, and trucking enterprises. There is district hospital, maternity hospital, and pharmacy.[9]