Bikin Explained

En Name:Bikin
Ru Name:Бикин
Coordinates:46.8167°N 150°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Gerb of the Bikin.jpg
Federal Subject:Khabarovsk Krai
Federal Subject Ref:[1]
Adm City Jur:town of krai significance of Bikin
Adm Ctr Of1:town of krai significance of Bikin
Adm Ctr Of2:Bikinsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Bikinsky Municipal District
Mun District Jur Ref:[2]
Urban Settlement Jur:Bikin Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Bikinsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of1 Ref:[3]
Mun Admctr Of2:Bikin Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:17154
Established Date:1885
Current Cat Date:1938

Bikin (Russian: Бики́н) is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the river Bikin (a tributary of the Ussuri) 230km (140miles) southwest of Khabarovsk. Population: 19,000 (1967).

History

It was founded in 1885 as Bikinskaya and was granted town status in 1938.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bikin serves as the administrative center of Bikinsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of krai significance of Bikin—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Bikin is incorporated within Bikinsky Municipal District as Bikin Urban Settlement.

Geography

Climate

Bikin has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa). It is in one of the most continental regions of the world in terms of achieving summer heat and bitterly cold winters simultaneously, due to the influence of the Siberian High and the East Asian monsoon.

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Notes and References

  1. Resolution #143-pr, Article 3
  2. Law #191
  3. Law #264