Biysk (Russian: Бийск, IPA: [bʲijsk]) is a city in Altai Krai, Russia. It is on the Biya River not far from its confluence with the Katun River. It is the second largest city of the krai (after Barnaul, the administrative center of the krai). Population: 180,851 (2024).[9]
Biysk
Бийск | |
|---|---|
 Sovetskaya Street in Biysk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Biysk  | |
  Biysk Location of Biysk  Biysk Biysk (Altai Krai) | |
| Coordinates: 52°32′N 85°13′E / 52.533°N 85.217°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Altai Krai[1] |
| Founded | 1709[2] |
| City status since | 1782[2] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Duma |
| • Head | Alexander Studenikin[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 291.67 km2 (112.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 210,115 |
| • Rank | 89th in 2010 |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of krai significance of Biysk[1] |
| • Capital of | city of krai significance of Biysk[1], Biysky District[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Biysk Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capital of | Biysk Urban Okrug[5], Biysky Municipal District[6] |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4  [7]) |
| Postal code(s)[8] | 659300–659306, 659308, 659309, 659311, 659314–659316, 659318–659323, 659325, 659326, 659328–659330, 659332–659336, 659399 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3854 |
| OKTMO ID | 01705000001 |
| City Day | June 18 |
| Website | biysk22 |
Climate
changeBiysk has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with frigid, rather dry winters and very warm, damp summers.
| Climate data for Biysk (1991-2020), extremes 1936-present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
33.7 (92.7) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36.6 (97.9) |
38.9 (102.0) |
38.8 (101.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
38.9 (102.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −13.0 (8.6) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
3.6 (38.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −20.3 (−4.5) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −51.8 (−61.2) |
−50.6 (−59.1) |
−43.1 (−45.6) |
−31.5 (−24.7) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−24.1 (−11.4) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−50.5 (−58.9) |
−51.8 (−61.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25 (1.0) |
26 (1.0) |
24 (0.9) |
34 (1.3) |
54 (2.1) |
55 (2.2) |
65 (2.6) |
62 (2.4) |
45 (1.8) |
49 (1.9) |
39 (1.5) |
31 (1.2) |
509 (19.9) |
| Source 1: "Climate Data - Russia". | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Pogoda.ru.net (extremes)[10] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
change- Alexander Bessmertnykh (born 1933), Russian diplomat
- Aleksandr Bogatyryov (1963–2009), Kazakhstani football player
- Lev Bogomolets (1911–2009), Soviet Russian painter
- Artyom Fomin (born 1988), Russian footballer
- Konstantin Garbuz (born 1988), Russian footballer
- Sergey Kamenskiy (born 1987), Russian sports shooter
- David Khurtsidze (born 1993), Russian footballer
- Vsevolod Kukushkin (born 1942), Russian journalist, writer and ice hockey administrator
- Ilyas Kurkaev (born 1994), Russian volleyball player
- Aleksandr Lokshin (1920–1987), Russian composer of classical music
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #28-ZS
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Большая российская энциклопедия. Том 3. Moscow: Большая российская энциклопедия. 2005. p. 473. ISBN 978-5-85270-330-9.
- ↑ Alexander Petrovich Studenikin, Head of the City of Biysk (in Russian)
- ↑ Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Law #115-ZS
- ↑ Law #42-ZS
- ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ↑ "rosstat2024".
- ↑ "Погода и Климат – Климат Бийска" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
Other websites
change- Official website of Biysk (in Russian)
- Biysk Business Directory (in Russian)