Magdagachi Explained

En Name:Magdagachi
Ru Name:Магдага́чи
Coordinates:53.45°N 125.8°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Magdagachinsky rayon (Amur oblast).png
Federal Subject:Amur Oblast
Federal Subject Ref:[1]
Adm District Jur:Magdagachinsky District
Adm Ctr Of:Magdagachinsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Urban-type settlement
Inhabloc Type:work settlement
Mun District Jur:Magdagachinsky Municipal District
Mun District Jur Ref:[2]
Urban Settlement Jur:Work Settlement Magdagachi Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of:Magdagachinsky Municipal District, Work Settlement Magdagachi Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:10897

Magdagachi (Russian: Магдага́чи) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Magdagachinsky District of Amur Oblast, Russia, located 367km (228miles) northwest of Blagoveshchensk. Population:

History

It was established in 1910 in connection with the construction of the Amur Railway; both the settlement and the railway station were named after the stream called Magdagachi, which flows into a tributary of the Amur River. Magdagachi was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938.

Climate

Magdagachi experiences a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb) bordering upon a subarctic climate (Dwc) with very cold, dry winters and warm, humid, and rainy summers.

Transportation

Magdagachi has a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway 7494km (4,657miles) from Moscow). The M58 "Amur" highway traverses it as of 2010.There is also a small regional airport (IATA Code GDG, UHBI), but it is not currently in service.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #127-OZ
  2. Law #477-OZ