Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Bikin

Town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bikinmap
Remove ads

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);[2] 19,641(2002 Census);[9] 19,129(1989 Soviet census);[10] 19,000 (1967).

Quick Facts Бикин, Country ...
Remove ads

History

It was founded in 1885 as Bikinskaya and was granted town status in 1938.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bikin serves as the administrative center of Bikinsky District,[4] even though it is not a part of it.[1] 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.[1] As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Bikin is incorporated within Bikinsky Municipal District as Bikin Urban Settlement.[5]

Remove ads

Geography

Summarize
Perspective

Climate

Bikin has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa). 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.

More information Climate data for Bikin, Month ...

References

External Sources

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads