Ust-Barguzin Explained

En Name:Ust-Barguzin
Ru Name:Усть-Баргузин
Loc Name1:Баргажанай Адаг
Loc Lang1:Buryat
Coordinates:53.4°N 111°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Federal Subject:Republic of Buryatia
Adm District Jur:Barguzinsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Ust-Barguzin Urban-Type Settlement
Adm Selsoviet Type:Urban-type settlement
Adm Ctr Of:Ust-Barguzin Urban-Type Settlement
Inhabloc Cat:Urban-type settlement
Mun District Jur:Barguzinsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Ust-Barguzin Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of:Ust-Barguzin Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:7173
Established Date:1666
Postal Codes:671623, 671624
Ust-Barguzin population
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:7,173
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:7,329
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:7,204
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:7,338

Ust-Barguzin (Russian: Усть-Баргузи́н; Buriat: Баргажанай Адаг, Bargajanai Adag) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Barguzinsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Baikal at the mouth of the Barguzin River and 270km (170miles) northeast of Ulan-Ude, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 7,173.

History

It was founded in 1666 by a Cossack detachment under Gavril Lovzov.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Ust-Barguzin, together with eight rural localities, is incorporated within Barguzinsky District as Ust-Barguzin Urban-Type Settlement[1] (an administrative division of the district).[2] As a municipal division, Ust-Barguzin Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated within Barguzinsky Municipal District as Ust-Barguzin Urban Settlement.[3]

Climate

Ust-Barguzin has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with severely cold winters and mild summers. Precipitation is quite low and is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.

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Notes and References

  1. Resolution #431
  2. Law #2433-III
  3. Law #985-III