Bolshoy Kamen
Большой Камень
Town[1]
View of the town in February 2012
View of the town in February 2012
Flag of Bolshoy Kamen
Flag
Coat of arms of Bolshoy Kamen
Coat of arms
Location of Bolshoy Kamen
Map
Bolshoy Kamen is located in Russia
Bolshoy Kamen
Bolshoy Kamen
Location of Bolshoy Kamen
Bolshoy Kamen is located in Primorsky Krai
Bolshoy Kamen
Bolshoy Kamen
Bolshoy Kamen (Primorsky Krai)
Coordinates: 43°07′N 132°21′E / 43.117°N 132.350°E / 43.117; 132.350
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPrimorsky Krai[1]
Founded1947
Town status since31 August 1989
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total39,257
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
38,042 (−3.1%)
 • Subordinated toBolshoy Kamen Town Under Krai Jurisdiction[1]
 • Capital ofBolshoy Kamen Town Under Krai Jurisdiction[1]
 • Urban okrugBolshoy Kamen Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofBolshoy Kamen Urban Okrug[4]
Time zoneUTC+10 (MSK+7 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
692801–692804, 692806, 692809, 692812
Dialing code(s)+7 42335
OKTMO ID05706000001
Websitewww.bk.pk.ru

Bolshoy Kamen (Russian: Большой Камень, IPA: [bɐlʲˈʂoj ˈkamʲɪnʲ], lit. large stone) is a town in the south of Primorsky Krai, Russia, located on the opposite side of the Ussuri Bay as seen from Lazurnaya Bay from Vladivostok. The town was closed due to its naval base and the Zvezda shipyard, but this status was revoked as from 1 January 2015.[7] Population: 39,257 (2010 Census);[2] 38,394 (2002 Census);[8] 65,621 (1989 Census).[9]


History

Bolshoy Kamen began as a naval support base in 1947 and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1956, followed by town status on 31 August 1989.[citation needed] During the Soviet era, the town's nature as a naval base saw it designated as closed. This status was revoked in 1989, with plans for a civilian harbor in the town; however, these plans were later cancelled and the town was closed again in 1996. As of 1 January 2015 the closed status was once again revoked.[7]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated as Bolshoy Kamen Town Under Krai Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Bolshoy Kamen Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as Bolshoy Kamen Urban Okrug.[4]

Economy

Bolshoy Kamen is a monotown mostly specialized in engineering. Shipbuilding and repair works together with food industry and construction constitutes the basis of its economy. A large proportion of the town's population left during the 1990s, as the ship repair facilities operated almost at a standstill after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Most of the town's population is employed in the repair and construction of nuclear submarines. There are three banks and seven joint-venture companies, specializing in ships, shipping, and sea-fishing.

The town is connected with Vladivostok by road and by railway and is connected by a goods rail line to the Trans-Siberian Railway. Although the town is only around 40 kilometers (25 mi) in a straight line to Vladivostok, the road connection is about 130 kilometers (81 mi) around the coast.

There are plans to expand and redevelop the Zvezda shipyard.[10]

Model of Zvezda-D.S.M.E. shipyard's keyplan

Climate

Climate data for Bolshoy Kamen
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −7.8
(18.0) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		2.4
(36.3) 		9.9
(49.8) 		15.3
(59.5) 		17.8
(64.0) 		22.1
(71.8) 		24.3
(75.7) 		20.6
(69.1) 		14.0
(57.2) 		4.0
(39.2) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		9.5
(49.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.7
(10.9) 		−8.8
(16.2) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		5.5
(41.9) 		10.7
(51.3) 		14.3
(57.7) 		18.8
(65.8) 		21.1
(70.0) 		16.8
(62.2) 		9.8
(49.6) 		0.2
(32.4) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		5.6
(42.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −15.6
(3.9) 		−12.8
(9.0) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		1.2
(34.2) 		6.1
(43.0) 		10.8
(51.4) 		15.6
(60.1) 		17.9
(64.2) 		13.0
(55.4) 		5.6
(42.1) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−11.9
(10.6) 		1.7
(35.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12
(0.5) 		16
(0.6) 		23
(0.9) 		47
(1.9) 		64
(2.5) 		90
(3.5) 		104
(4.1) 		136
(5.4) 		115
(4.5) 		62
(2.4) 		34
(1.3) 		19
(0.7) 		722
(28.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org [11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #161-KZ
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details.
  4. ^ a b c Law #538-KZ
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ a b Decree #602
  8. ^ Russian 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).
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Russian energy majors could take over shipyard project". The Motorship. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  11. ^ "Climate: Bolshoy Kamen". Retrieved March 24, 2018.

Sources

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