Sterlitamak
Sterlitamak (Russian: Стерлитама́к, IPA: [stʲɪrlʲɪtɐˈmak]; Bashkir: Стәрлетамаҡ, romanized: Stärletamaq; Bashkir pronunciation: [stær.ˌlɪ̞.tɑ.ˈmɑq]
pronunciation (help·info)) is the second largest city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is on the left bank of the Belaya River (Kama's tributary). It is 121 kilometers (75 mi) from Ufa. The city's name comes from the Bashkir language and literally means "mouth of the Sterlya river".[8] As of 2021, its population is 274,134.
Sterlitamak
Стерлитамак | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Bashkir | Стәрлетамаҡ |
 View of Sterlitamak | |
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Location of Sterlitamak  | |
  Sterlitamak Location of Sterlitamak  Sterlitamak Sterlitamak (Bashkortostan) | |
| Coordinates: 53°38′N 55°57′E / 53.633°N 55.950°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Bashkortostan[1] |
| Founded | 1735 |
| City status since | 1781 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Council[2] |
| • Head | Rustem Gazizov from November 18, 2021 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 108.52 km2 (41.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2018)[3] | 279,626 |
| • Subordinated to | city of republic significance of Sterlitamak[1] |
| • Capital of | city of republic significance of Sterlitamak[1], Sterlitamaksky District[4] |
| • Urban okrug | Sterlitamak Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capital of | Sterlitamak Urban Okrug[5], Sterlitamaksky Municipal District[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2  [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 453100 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3473 |
| OKTMO ID | 80745000001 |
| Twin towns | Novocheboksarsk |
| Website | sterlitamakadm |
Geography
changeSterlitamak is south of the center of Bashkortostan. It is 121 kilometers (75 mi) from Ufa. Around 50 kilometers (31 mi) to the east of the city are the Ural Mountains.
Economy
changeThe city is linked by rail to Ufa and Orenburg. There is also a small local airport 30 kilometers (19 mi) from the city.
Sterlitamak is an industrial city with complete infrastructure and good transport system.
Construction in the city is moving fast to make new microdistricts (Yugo-Zapadny and VTS).
Sterlitamak is a large center of chemical industry (Sterlitamak Petrochemical Plant, Bashkir Soda Company) and mechanical engineering (Sterlitamak Machine Tool Works).
The city has factories producing vodka (subsidiary Bashspirt) and beer (Heineken).
Climate
changeSterlitamak has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). It has cold winters and warm summers.[9]
| Climate data for Sterlitamak (1991–2020, extremes 1924–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
31.2 (88.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.5 (104.9) |
39.1 (102.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −16.0 (3.2) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.6 (−53.7) |
−43.8 (−46.8) |
−37.6 (−35.7) |
−23.9 (−11.0) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
−36.0 (−32.8) |
−42.1 (−43.8) |
−47.6 (−53.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) |
37 (1.5) |
38 (1.5) |
31 (1.2) |
45 (1.8) |
57 (2.2) |
55 (2.2) |
56 (2.2) |
41 (1.6) |
51 (2.0) |
45 (1.8) |
49 (1.9) |
551 (21.7) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 29 | 72 | 139 | 214 | 283 | 295 | 294 | 250 | 167 | 87 | 41 | 27 | 1,898 |
| Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[10] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climatebase (sun 1939–2012)[11] | |||||||||||||
Other websites
change- Official website of Sterlitamak Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- Official website of the Council of Sterlitamak(in Russian)
- Photos of old Sterlitamak
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Resolution #391
- ↑ Council′s official website
- ↑ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ↑ Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 80 249», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 80 249, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Law #162-z
- ↑ "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)
- ↑ Bobrov, Aleksandr (2009). Золотой берёзовый листок. Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback MachineSovetskaya Rossiya (in Russian)
- ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ↑ "Погода и Климат – Климат Стерлитамак" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "Sterlitamak, Bashkiria, Russia #28825". Climatebase. Retrieved 15 November 2021.