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 Russian census);[2] 8,260 (2002 Census);[7] 7,954 (1989 Soviet census)[8].
Priargunsk Приаргунск | |
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Location of Priargunsk  | |
  Priargunsk Location of Priargunsk  Priargunsk Priargunsk (Zabaykalsky Krai) | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′N 119°04′E / 50.350°N 119.067°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai[1] |
| Administrative district | Priargunsky District[1] |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Elevation | 517 m (1,696 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,388 |
| • Estimate (2018)[3] | 7,138 (−3.4%) |
| • Capital of | Priargunsky District[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Priargunskoye Okrug[4] |
| • Capital of | Priargunskoye Okrug[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 674310 |
| OKTMO ID | 76638151051 |
Geography
Priargunsk is on the river Argun. It is located 595 km (by rail) to the south-east. from Chita.[9]
Climate
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) |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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] | |||||||||||||
History
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]
Economy
There is a food factory, JSC Priargunsky Cheese Factory, LLC Agropromtrans, and trucking enterprises. There is district hospital, maternity hospital, and pharmacy.[9]