Bikin (russian: Бики́н) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Khabarovsk Krai,
Russia
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, located on the river
Bikin
Bikin (russian: Бики́н) is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the river Bikin (a tributary of the Ussuri) southwest of Khabarovsk. Population: 19,000 (1967).
History
It was founded in 1885 as Bikinskaya and was granted town s ...
(a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
of the
Ussuri
The Ussuri or Wusuli (russian: Уссури; ) is a river that runs through Khabarovsk and Primorsky Krais, Russia and the southeast region of Northeast China. It rises in the Sikhote-Alin mountain range, flowing north and forming part of the ...
) southwest of
Khabarovsk. Population: 19,000 (1967).
History
It was founded in 1885 as Bikinskaya and was granted town status in 1938.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Bikin serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Bikinsky District
Bikinsky District (russian: Бики́нский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #143-pr and municipalLaw #194 district (raion), one of the seventeen in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai. The area of ...
,
even though it is not a part of it.
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.
As a
municipal division, the town of krai significance of Bikin is incorporated within Bikinsky Municipal District as Bikin Urban Settlement.
Climate
Bikin has a
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...
(
Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
''Dfb''). 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
The Siberian High (also Siberian Anticyclone; russian: Азиатский антициклон (''Aziatsky antitsiklon'')) is a massive collection of cold dry air that accumulates in the northeastern part of Eurasia from September until April. It ...
and the
East Asian monsoon.
References
Notes
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External links
Official website of BikinBikin Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Khabarovsk Krai
1885 establishments in the Russian Empire