Dagestanskiye Ogni

Dagestanskiye Ogni (Russian: Дагестанские Огни [dəgʲɪˈstanskɪɪ ɐˈgnʲi]; Tabassaran: Дагъустнан ЦIаяр; Azerbaijani: Дағыстан Ишыглары, Dağıstan İşıqları; Lezgian: Дагъустандин ЦӀаяр) is a town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located on the coast of the Caspian Sea, 120 kilometers (75 mi) south of Makhachkala. Population: 31,412 (2021 Census);^[6] 27,923 (2010 Census);^[1] 26,346 (2002 Census);^[7] 21,676 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Dagestanskiye Ogni Дагестанские Огни
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Coordinates: 42°07′N 48°11′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Dagestan
Founded	1914
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	27,923
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Dagestanskiye Ogni[2]
• Capital of	Town of Dagestanskiye Ogni[2]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Dagestanskiye Ogni Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of	Dagestanskiye Ogni Urban Okrug[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	368670
OKTMO ID	82708000001

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the Town of Dagestanskiye Ogni—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[2] As a municipal division, the Town of Dagestanskiye Ogni is incorporated as Dagestanskiye Ogni Urban Okrug.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1926	1,048	—
1939	3,770	+259.7%
1959	6,814	+80.7%
1970	10,444	+53.3%
1979	12,598	+20.6%
1989	21,676	+72.1%
2002	26,346	+21.5%
2010	27,923	+6.0%
2021	31,412	+12.5%
Source: Census data

Ethnic groups (2021 census):^[9]

• Tabasarans (51.2%)
• Azerbaijani (18.0%)
• Lezgins (15.9%)
• Dargins (6.5%)
• Aghuls (3.0%)
• Russians (1.2%)

Climate

Dagestanskiye Ogni has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk).

Climate data for Dagestanskiye Ogni
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.5 (40.1)	4.9 (40.8)	7.9 (46.2)	14.2 (57.6)	20.5 (68.9)	26.2 (79.2)	29.3 (84.7)	28.7 (83.7)	24.4 (75.9)	18.4 (65.1)	11.7 (53.1)	7.3 (45.1)	16.5 (61.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.1 (34.0)	1.7 (35.1)	4.5 (40.1)	9.8 (49.6)	16.2 (61.2)	21.6 (70.9)	24.8 (76.6)	24.6 (76.3)	20.1 (68.2)	14.5 (58.1)	8.4 (47.1)	4.1 (39.4)	12.6 (54.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.3 (27.9)	−1.4 (29.5)	1.1 (34.0)	5.4 (41.7)	11.9 (53.4)	17.0 (62.6)	20.3 (68.5)	20.5 (68.9)	15.8 (60.4)	10.6 (51.1)	5.1 (41.2)	0.9 (33.6)	8.7 (47.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	25 (1.0)	34 (1.3)	24 (0.9)	23 (0.9)	31 (1.2)	22 (0.9)	24 (0.9)	24 (0.9)	43 (1.7)	51 (2.0)	35 (1.4)	37 (1.5)	373 (14.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org [10]