Kamensk-Shakhtinsky
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Kamensk-Shakhtinsky
Каменск-Шахтинский | |
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Location of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky  | |
  Kamensk-Shakhtinsky Location of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky  Kamensk-Shakhtinsky Kamensk-Shakhtinsky (Rostov Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 48°19′14″N 40°15′40″E / 48.32056°N 40.26111°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Rostov Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1686 |
| Town status since | 1927 |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 95,296 |
| • Rank | 180th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Kamensk-Shakhtinsky Urban Okrug[1] |
| • Capital of | Kamensk-Shakhtinsky Urban Okrug[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Kamensk-Shakhtinsky Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Kamensk-Shakhtinsky Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 347800 |
| OKTMO ID | 60719000001 |
Kamensk-Shakhtinsky (Russian: Ка́менск-Ша́хтинский, IPA: [ˈkamʲɪnsk ˈʂaxtʲɪnskʲɪj]) is a town in Rostov Oblast, located on the Seversky Donets River, around 15kms east of the border with Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast.[6] Population: 95,296 (2010 Census);[2] 75,632 (2002 Census);[7] 72,379 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
History
[edit]It was founded by Cossack settlers in 1686 and was granted town status in 1927.[citation needed]
On 28 August 2024 the FDKU Atlas fuel storage facility was set ablaze by Ukrainian drones, in the ongoing battle since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The facility is part of the Federal Agency for State Reserves.[6]
Administrative and municipal status
[edit]Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Kamensk-Shakhtinsky Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.[3]
Economy
[edit]Once a major coal-mining center of the eastern Donets coal basin, it now an important producer of artificial fibers and mining machinery as well as glass. European route E40 passes through Kamensk-Shakhtinsky. The Kamensky chemical plant is located at the city.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Kamensk-Shakhtinsky (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
5.1 (41.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.5 (1.36) |
30.5 (1.20) |
31.1 (1.22) |
29.8 (1.17) |
45.4 (1.79) |
42.1 (1.66) |
58.2 (2.29) |
28.7 (1.13) |
32.3 (1.27) |
36.0 (1.42) |
31.8 (1.25) |
39.7 (1.56) |
440.1 (17.33) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 71 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 69 |
| Source: NOAA[9] | |||||||||||||
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Law #340-ZS
- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). 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.
- ^ a b c Law #236-ZS
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ a b "Ukrainian drones hit Russian oil depot in Rostov Oblast, source confirms".
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Kamensk-Shakhtinsky". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
Sources
[edit]- Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №340-ЗС от 25 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области», в ред. Закона №270-ЗС от 27 ноября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №187–190, 28 июля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #340-ZS of July 28, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast, as amended by the Law #270-ZS of November 27, 2014 On Amending the Oblast Law "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
- Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №236-ЗС от 27 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границы и наделении статусом городского округа муниципального образования "Город Каменск-Шахтинский"». Вступил в силу 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Наше время", №339, 29 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #236-ZS of December 27, 2004 On Establishing the Border and Granting Urban Okrug Status to the Municipal Formation of the "Town of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky". Effective as of January 1, 2005.).
External links
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Media related to Kamensk-Shakhtinsky at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky (in Russian)
- Kamensk-Shakhtinsky Business Directory (in Russian)
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