Aginskoye, Zabaykalsky Krai

For other places with the same name, see Aginsky.

Aginskoye (Russian: Аги́нское; Buryat: Ага, Aga; Mongolian: Аг, Ag) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Agin-Buryat Okrug and of Aginsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the valley of the Aga River (the Amur basin). Population: 15,596 (2010 Census);^[3] 11,717 (2002 Census);^[8] 9,286 (1989 Soviet census);^[9] 7,200 (1967).

Aginskoye Агинское
Urban-type settlement[1]
Clockwise: Aginskoye Town Administration building, Agin-Buryat Okrug Administration building, Aginsky Datsan, Town entrance sign
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Coordinates: 51°06′N 114°30′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Zabaykalsky Krai[1]
Administrative district	Aginsky District[1]
Founded	1781 or 1811(see text)
Urban-type settlement status since	1959[2]
Elevation	675 m (2,215 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	15,596
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	17,841 (+14.4%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Aginsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Aginskoye Urban Okrug[5]
• Capital of	Aginskoye Urban Okrug[5]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	687000, 687599
OKTMO ID	76702000051
Website	go-aginskoe.ru

Examples of Buriad usage in Aginskoie public space

History

It was founded in 1781^[1] or, according to other sources, in 1811.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Aginskoye serves as the administrative center of Aginsky District and is subordinated to it.^[1] As a municipal division, the urban-type settlement of Aginskoye together with one rural locality in Aginsky District is incorporated as Aginskoye Urban Okrug.^[10]

Climate

Aginskoye experiences a dry-winter borderline humid continental climate/subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dwb/Dwc) with very cold, very dry winters and warm, wet summers.

Climate data for Aginskoye (extremes 1936–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	0.5 (32.9)	9.2 (48.6)	22.0 (71.6)	30.4 (86.7)	35.6 (96.1)	39.7 (103.5)	38.8 (101.8)	37.7 (99.9)	33.9 (93.0)	25.8 (78.4)	12.2 (54.0)	5.6 (42.1)	39.7 (103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−14.5 (5.9)	−8.7 (16.3)	0.0 (32.0)	10.0 (50.0)	18.5 (65.3)	24.6 (76.3)	26.5 (79.7)	23.8 (74.8)	17.3 (63.1)	7.5 (45.5)	−4.8 (23.4)	−13.1 (8.4)	7.3 (45.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−22.4 (−8.3)	−17.8 (0.0)	−8.6 (16.5)	2.0 (35.6)	10.1 (50.2)	16.6 (61.9)	19.2 (66.6)	16.5 (61.7)	9.2 (48.6)	−0.2 (31.6)	−12.1 (10.2)	−20.2 (−4.4)	−0.6 (30.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−28.6 (−19.5)	−25.3 (−13.5)	−16.7 (1.9)	−5.9 (21.4)	1.4 (34.5)	8.2 (46.8)	12.1 (53.8)	9.8 (49.6)	2.0 (35.6)	−6.7 (19.9)	−18.2 (−0.8)	−26.1 (−15.0)	−7.8 (17.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−45.5 (−49.9)	−47.6 (−53.7)	−38.9 (−38.0)	−25.4 (−13.7)	−12.1 (10.2)	−4.6 (23.7)	0.3 (32.5)	−4.0 (24.8)	−12.0 (10.4)	−32.7 (−26.9)	−38.3 (−36.9)	−42.4 (−44.3)	−47.6 (−53.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3 (0.1)	3 (0.1)	5 (0.2)	10 (0.4)	27 (1.1)	59 (2.3)	95 (3.7)	75 (3.0)	39 (1.5)	10 (0.4)	6 (0.2)	5 (0.2)	337 (13.2)
Source: Pogoda.ru.net[11]