Bikin
town in Russia
Bikin (Russian: Бики́н) is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the river Bikin (a tributary of the Ussuri) 230 kilometers (140 mi) southwest of Khabarovsk. Population: 17,154 (2010 census); 19,641 (2002 census); 19,129 (1989 Soviet census); 19,000 (1967).
History
It was founded in 1885 as Bikinskaya and was granted town status in 1938.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bikin serves as the administrative center of Bikinsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of krai significance of Bikin—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Bikin is incorporated within Bikinsky Municipal District as Bikin Urban Settlement.
Geography
Climate
Bikin has a dry-winter humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), similar to Khabarovsk or Blagoveshchensk and featuring frigid, dry winters alongside very warm, humid and wet summers. It is in one of the most continental regions of the world in terms of achieving summer heat and bitterly cold winters simultaneously, due to the influence of the Siberian High and the East Asian monsoon.
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External Sources
Правительство Хабаровского края. Постановление №143-пр от 18 июля 2007 г.
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