Balakovo
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| Balakovo (English) Балаково (Russian) |
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 A residential block in Balakovo |
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 Location of Saratov Oblast in Russia |
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| Anthem | none[2] |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saratov Oblast[1] |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Balakovo[3][4] |
| Administrative center of | Balakovsky District,[4] city of oblast significance of Balakovo[5] |
| Municipal status (as of February 2013) | |
| Municipal district | Balakovsky Municipal District[6] |
| Urban settlement | Balakovo Urban Settlement[6] |
| Administrative center of | Balakovsky Municipal District,[7] Balakovo Urban Settlement[6] |
| Head[9] | Alexander Ovsyannikov[8] |
| Representative body | Council[9] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 199,690 inhabitants[10] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 94th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00)[11] |
| Founded | 1762[12] |
| City status since | 1913[12] |
| Postal code(s)[13] | 413840, 413841, 413843, 413849–413851, 413853, 413855–413861, 413863–413866 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8453[citation needed] |
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Balakovo (Russian: Балаково; IPA: [bəlɐˈkovə]) is a city in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River about 131 kilometers (81 mi) northeast of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 199,690 (2010 Census);[10] 200,470 (2002 Census);[14] 197,391 (1989 Census).[15]
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History
It was founded in 1762 by the Old Believers who returned from Poland and was granted town status in 1913.[12]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Balakovo serves as the administrative center of Balakovsky District,[4] even though it is not a part of it.[5] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately[5] as the city of oblast significance of Balakovo—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[3] As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Balakovo is incorporated within Balakovsky Municipal District as Balakovo Urban Settlement.[6]
Economy
Balakovo is the location of the Saratov Hydroelectric Station on the Volga River and the Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant. It is served by the Balakovo Airport which currently does not work. Balakovo has rail connection to Moscow, and is an end destination for some train routes.
Climate
Balakovo has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa) with long cold winters and warm, often hot summers. The warmest month is July with daily mean temperature near +23 °C (73 °F); the coldest month is February with −9 °C (16 °F). Balakovo has distinct cold and warm seasons, like cold winters and warm summers. The temperatures at night are cooler than during daytime.
Winter has prolonged freezing periods, with the coldest month most often being December. August is on average the month with most sunshine. Rainfall and other precipitation has no distinct peak month, but December is slightly the wettest.
| Climate data for Balakovo | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
8 (46) |
17 (63) |
31 (88) |
34 (93) |
40 (104) |
41 (106) |
41 (106) |
38 (100) |
25 (77) |
16 (61) |
11 (52) |
41 (106) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
11.1 (52) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27 (81) |
24.4 (75.9) |
18 (64) |
9.3 (48.7) |
0 (32) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
10 (50) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
16 (61) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) |
−14 (7) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−5 (23) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
2 (36) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37 (−35) |
−35 (−31) |
−27 (−17) |
−17 (1) |
−3 (27) |
2 (36) |
6 (43) |
4 (39) |
−2 (28) |
−12 (10) |
−23 (−9) |
−33 (−27) |
−37 (−35) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52 (2.05) |
36 (1.42) |
34 (1.34) |
32 (1.26) |
35 (1.38) |
49 (1.93) |
53 (2.09) |
45 (1.77) |
42 (1.65) |
44 (1.73) |
52 (2.05) |
57 (2.24) |
531 (20.91) |
| Average rainy days | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 65 |
| Average snowy days | 16 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 60 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 84 | 81 | 65 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 72 | 84 | 86 | 69.9 |
| Source #1: Saratov-meteo.ru[16] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Myweather.com[17] | |||||||||||||
Sports
There is a speedway team called SK Turbina.
Cityscape
Notable people
- Yulia Alipova (born 1990), beauty pageant titleholder
- Artem Vodyakov (born 1991), speedway rider
- Andrei Kovalenko (born 1970), professional ice hockey forward
- Dmitri Kugryshev (born 1990), professional ice hockey forward
- Andrey Kudryashov (born 1991), speedway rider
Twin towns and sister cities
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Balakovo is twinned with:
Pabianice, Poland
Trnava, Slovakia
Cherepovets, Russia
Zagreb, Croatia
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Baku, Azerbaijan
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charter of Saratov Oblast, Article 10
- ↑ The official symbols of Balakovo enumerated in Article 2 of the Charter of Balakovo do not include the anthem.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Law #21-ZSO
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 63 207», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 63 207, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 63 407», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 63 407, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Law #103-ZSO
- ↑ Law #78-ZSO
- ↑ Official website of Balakovo. City Head. Biography. (Russian)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Charter of Balakovo, Article 15
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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Sources
- Саратовская областная Дума. Закон №46-ЗСО от 2 июня 2005 г. «Устав (Основной Закон) Саратовской области», в ред. Закона №54-ЗСО от 28 апреля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Устав (Основной Закон) Саратовской области». Вступил в силу после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Неделя области", Спецвыпуск, №38 (156), 4 июня 2005 г. (Saratov Oblast Duma. Law #46-ZSO of June 2, 2005 Charter (Basic Law) of Saratov Oblast, as amended by the Law #54-ZSO of April 28, 2015 On Amending the Charter (Basic Law) of Saratov Oblast. Effective as of after the official publication.).
- Совет муниципального образования г. Балаково. Решение №14 от 12 декабря 2005 г. «Устав муниципального образования город Балаково», в ред. Решения №324 от 25 ноября 2011 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Устав муниципального образования город Балаково Балаковского муниципального района Саратовской области, принятый Решением Совета муниципального образования город Балаково от 12 декабря 2005 г. №14». Вступил в силу с момента официального опубликования, за исключением положений, для которых установлены иные сроки и порядок вступления в силу. (Council of the Municipal Formation of the City of Balakovo. Decision #14 of December 12, 2005 Charter of the Municipal Formation of the City of Balakovo, as amended by the Decision #324 of November 25, 2011 On Amending and Supplementing the Charter of the Municipal Formation of the City of Balakovo in Balakovsky Municipal District of Saratov Oblast, Adopted by the Decision #12 of the Council of the Municipal Formation of the City of Balakovo of December 12, 2005. Effective as of the moment of the official publication, with the exception of clauses for which other dates and procedures of taking effect are specified.).
- Саратовская областная Дума. Закон №21-ЗСО от 3 апреля 2000 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Саратовской области», в ред. Закона №15-ЗСО от 4 февраля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Саратовской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Саратовской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Саратовские вести по понедельникам", №12 (12), 10 апреля 2000 г. (Saratov Oblast Duma. Law #21-ZSO of April 3, 2000 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Saratov Oblast, as amended by the Law #15-ZSO of February 4, 2014 On Amending the Law of Saratov Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Saratov Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Саратовская областная Дума. Закон №79-ЗСО от 23 декабря 2004 г «О городских округах». Вступил в силу с 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Саратов — столица Поволжья", №264 (1215), 24 декабря 2004 г. (Saratov Oblast Duma. Law #79-ZSO of December 23, 2004 On the Urban Okrugs. Effective as of January 1, 2005.).
- Саратовская областная Дума. Закон №103-ЗСО от 27 декабря 2004 г «О муниципальных образованиях, входящих в состав Балаковского муниципального района», в ред. Закона №41-ЗСО от 28 апреля 2015 г. «О преобразовании Быково-Отрогского, Еланского, Комсомольского, Кормежского, Красноярского, Маянгского, Наумовского, Новоелюзанского, Новополеводинского, Пылковского и Сухо-Отрогского муниципальных образований Балаковского муниципального района Саратовской области и внесении изменений в Закон Саратовской области "О муниципальных образованиях, входящих в состав Балаковского муниципального района"». Вступил в силу с 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Саратов — столица Поволжья", №7–8 (1230–1231), 18 января 2005 г. (Saratov Oblast Duma. Law #103-ZSO of December 27, 2004 On the Municipal Formations Constituting Balakovsky Municipal District, as amended by the Law #41-ZSO of April 28, 2015 On the Transformation of Bykovo-Otrogskoye, Yelanskoye, Komsomolskoye, Kormezhskoye, Krasnoyarskoye, Mayangskoye, Naumovskoye, Novoyelyuzanskoye, Novopolevodinskoye, Pylkovskoye, and Sukho-Otrogskoye Municipal Formations in Balakovsky Municipal District of Saratov Oblast and on Amending the Law of Saratov Oblast "On the Municipal Formations Constituting Balakovsky Municipal District". Effective as of January 1, 2005.).
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