Nerchinsky Zavod

Not to be confused with Nerchinsk.

Nerchinsky Zavod (Russian: Не́рчинский Заво́д) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located near the Sino-Russian border. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,842.^[2]

Nerchinsky Zavod Нерчинский Завод
Selo[1]
Location of Nerchinsky Zavod
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Coordinates: 51°18′N 119°37′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Zabaykalsky Krai[1]
Administrative district	Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District[1]
Founded	1689[1]
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	2,842
• Estimate  (January 2014)[1]	2,680
Administrative status
• Capital of	Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Nerchinsko-Zavodsky Municipal District[3]
• Rural settlement	Nerchinsko-Zavodskoye Rural Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Nerchinsko-Zavodsky Municipal District,[4] Nerchinsko-Zavodskoye Rural Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	674370, 674684
OKTMO ID	76630445101

Nerchinsky Zavod population

2010 Census	2,842[2]
2002 Census	3,149[7]
1989 Census	3,845[8]
1979 Census	3,243[9]

History

It was founded in 1689^[1] by Greek mining engineers in the employ of the Russian Government.^[10] Lead and silver ore was mined by prisoners in the Nerchinsk katorga starting in 1722.^[10]

Transportation

The regional road P429 leads west to Gazimursky Zavod, Shelopugino, and Sretensk; it leads east to the border with China at the selo of Olochi.

Climate

Nerchinsky Zavod has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb), close to subarctic climate , with severely cold, dry winters and warm, rainy summers. Precipitation is quite low but is somewhat higher from June to September than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Nerchinsky Zavod (1991-2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	−2.0 (28.4)	4.7 (40.5)	16.6 (61.9)	28.0 (82.4)	33.7 (92.7)	40.4 (104.7)	37.7 (99.9)	36.1 (97.0)	31.0 (87.8)	25.5 (77.9)	11.8 (53.2)	1.5 (34.7)	40.4 (104.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−21.4 (−6.5)	−14.0 (6.8)	−2.8 (27.0)	8.9 (48.0)	17.9 (64.2)	24.1 (75.4)	25.7 (78.3)	23.3 (73.9)	16.8 (62.2)	6.5 (43.7)	−8.4 (16.9)	−19.9 (−3.8)	4.7 (40.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−26.5 (−15.7)	−20.7 (−5.3)	−9.9 (14.2)	2.1 (35.8)	10.4 (50.7)	16.6 (61.9)	19.1 (66.4)	16.4 (61.5)	9.3 (48.7)	−0.2 (31.6)	−14.3 (6.3)	−24.7 (−12.5)	−1.9 (28.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−30.5 (−22.9)	−26.0 (−14.8)	−16.1 (3.0)	−4.2 (24.4)	3.1 (37.6)	9.3 (48.7)	13.1 (55.6)	10.8 (51.4)	3.1 (37.6)	−5.8 (21.6)	−19.0 (−2.2)	−28.5 (−19.3)	−7.6 (18.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−53.2 (−63.8)	−47.0 (−52.6)	−37.2 (−35.0)	−27.8 (−18.0)	−11.7 (10.9)	−3.7 (25.3)	0.1 (32.2)	−3.4 (25.9)	−13.0 (8.6)	−28.7 (−19.7)	−40.0 (−40.0)	−48.9 (−56.0)	−53.2 (−63.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4 (0.2)	3 (0.1)	6 (0.2)	17 (0.7)	30 (1.2)	65 (2.6)	117 (4.6)	93 (3.7)	48 (1.9)	20 (0.8)	10 (0.4)	6 (0.2)	419 (16.6)
Average precipitation days	4.9	3.7	4.3	5.5	7.2	11.7	13.8	12.4	9.4	5.1	6.2	6.5	90.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours	143	185	249	246	278	284	258	248	211	199	140	118	2,559
Source 1: climatebase.ru (precipitation days and sun)[11]
Source 2: pogoda.ru.net (temperatures)[12]