Bagdarin

Bagdarin (Russian: Багдари́н; Buryat: Сагаан Уула, Sagaan Uula), is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Bauntovsky Evenkiysky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the Vitim Plateau. Population: 4,735 (2010 Census);^[1] 4,763 (2002 Census);^[4] 4,825 (1989 Soviet census).^[5]

Bagdarin Багдарин
Selo[1]
Coat of arms
Location of Bagdarin
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Coordinates: 54°26′40″N 113°35′10″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Buryatia[1]
Administrative district	Bauntovsky Evenkiysky District[1]
Founded	1932
Elevation	898 m (2,946 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	4,735
Administrative status
• Capital of	Bauntovsky Evenkiysky District[1]
Time zone	UTC+8 (MSK+5 [2])
Postal code(s)[3]	671510
OKTMO ID	81606415101

Geography

The village is located in the Vitim Plateau. Above the northern side of the village rises the "White Mountain", a barren hill composed of dolomite rock.^[6]

The "White Mountain" (Белая гора) rising above Bagdarin.

Transportation

Composition "I love Baunt" at the monument to Lenin. Bagdarin. Bauntovsky district, Buryatia

Bagdarin is served by the Bagdarin Airport.^[7] Road P437 connects Bagdarin with Romanovka, located 172 kilometres (107 mi) away.

Climate

Bagdarin has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with severely cold winters and mild summers. Precipitation is quite low, but is much higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Bagdarin
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	1.7 (35.1)	8.0 (46.4)	12.2 (54.0)	23.0 (73.4)	30.3 (86.5)	33.8 (92.8)	35.1 (95.2)	32.6 (90.7)	29.6 (85.3)	24.1 (75.4)	10.3 (50.5)	0.2 (32.4)	35.1 (95.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−19.7 (−3.5)	−12.4 (9.7)	−4.3 (24.3)	4.7 (40.5)	13.6 (56.5)	21.4 (70.5)	23.5 (74.3)	20.6 (69.1)	13.6 (56.5)	3.7 (38.7)	−9.7 (14.5)	−19.5 (−3.1)	3.0 (37.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−27.6 (−17.7)	−22.8 (−9.0)	−14.6 (5.7)	−3.3 (26.1)	5.4 (41.7)	12.6 (54.7)	15.7 (60.3)	13.1 (55.6)	5.9 (42.6)	−4.2 (24.4)	−17.6 (0.3)	−26.4 (−15.5)	−5.3 (22.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−35.5 (−31.9)	−33.2 (−27.8)	−24.9 (−12.8)	−11.3 (11.7)	−2.8 (27.0)	3.8 (38.8)	7.9 (46.2)	5.5 (41.9)	−1.9 (28.6)	−12.0 (10.4)	−25.5 (−13.9)	−33.3 (−27.9)	−13.6 (7.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−50.2 (−58.4)	−51.6 (−60.9)	−45.0 (−49.0)	−36.6 (−33.9)	−17.6 (0.3)	−9.0 (15.8)	−4.4 (24.1)	−8.9 (16.0)	−16.8 (1.8)	−33.3 (−27.9)	−44.5 (−48.1)	−49.0 (−56.2)	−51.6 (−60.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	1.9 (0.07)	1.8 (0.07)	2.9 (0.11)	11.4 (0.45)	23.2 (0.91)	63.6 (2.50)	105.5 (4.15)	94.6 (3.72)	39.2 (1.54)	9.6 (0.38)	5.6 (0.22)	3.2 (0.13)	362.5 (14.25)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.0	2.6	2.9	5.3	7.2	11.9	15.4	14.6	9.0	4.7	4.6	4.3	85.5
Average relative humidity (%)	78.3	75.9	69.3	60.0	57.7	63.5	68.3	72.8	74.8	75.8	77.8	78.8	71.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours	125	170	223	237	263	256	247	213	181	181	133	104	2,333
Source: climatebase.ru (1936-2012)[8]