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Zeya, Russia

Coordinates: 53°44′N 127°15′E / 53.733°N 127.250°E / 53.733; 127.250
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Zeya
Зея
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Zeya is located in Russia
Zeya
Zeya
Location of Zeya
Zeya is located in Amur Oblast
Zeya
Zeya
Zeya (Amur Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°44′N 127°15′E / 53.733°N 127.250°E / 53.733; 127.250
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAmur Oblast
Founded1879
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 • Total25,042
 • Capital ofZeysky District
 • Urban okrugZeya Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[2])
Postal code(s)[3]
676246Edit this on Wikidata
Dialing code(s)+7 41658
OKTMO ID10712000001
Websitewww.admzeya.ru

Zeya (Russian: Зе́я) is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located on the Zeya River (a tributary of the Amur) 230 kilometers (140 mi) southeast of Tynda and 532 kilometers (331 mi) north of Blagoveshchensk. Population: 27,795 (2002 Census);[4] 31,955 (1989 Soviet census).[5]

History

It was founded in 1879 as the settlement of Zeysky Sklad (Зе́йский Склад, lit. Zeya Warehouse), as a supply and administrative center for the exploitation of newly-discovered gold deposits in the Zeya River basin. By 1906, the settlement had grown to over 5,000 inhabitants, and was given town status under the name Zeya-Pristan (Зе́я-При́стань, lit Zeya Port). In 1913, the town's name was shortened to Zeya.

The town remained one of Russia's most important centers of gold production until the opening of the Kolyma region in the 1930s.

Construction of the Zeya Reservoir, beginning in 1964, saw a new growth period for the town.

Economy and infrastructure

The dam on the Zeya is the main economic focus for the town, with forestry, gold mining and agriculture also conducted in the area.

Climate

Climate data for Zeya
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −21
(−6)
−13
(8)
−3
(26)
6
(43)
16
(61)
23
(73)
26
(79)
23
(74)
16
(61)
6
(42)
−12
(10)
−22
(−8)
4
(39)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −33
(−27)
−28
(−19)
−18
(0)
−6
(21)
2
(36)
9
(49)
13
(56)
12
(53)
4
(39)
−6
(21)
−23
(−10)
−32
(−26)
−9
(16)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.1
(0.2)
7.6
(0.3)
10
(0.4)
23
(0.9)
48
(1.9)
91
(3.6)
130
(5.3)
110
(4.3)
79
(3.1)
23
(0.9)
18
(0.7)
7.6
(0.3)
552.3
(21.9)
Source: Weatherbase [6]

Sister cities

References

  1. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. ^ a b Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Cite error: The named reference "PopCensus" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  6. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Zeya, Russia". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.