Buzuluk
Бузулук | |
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Town[1] | |
Coordinates: 52°47′N 52°15′E / 52.783°N 52.250°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Orenburg Oblast[1] |
Founded | 1736[2] |
Town status since | 1781 |
Area | |
• Total | 54 km2 (21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 82,904 |
• Rank | 199th in 2010 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
• Subordinated to | Town of Buzuluk[1] |
• Capital of | Buzuluksky District[4], Town of Buzuluk[5] |
Municipal status | |
• Urban okrug | Buzuluk Urban Okrug[6] |
• Capital of | Buzuluk Urban Okrug, Buzuluksky Municipal District |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [7]) |
Postal code(s)[8] | |
OKTMO ID | 53712000001 |
Buzuluk (Russian: Бузулу́к) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It is on the Samara, Buzuluk, and Domashka Rivers. It is 246 kilometers (153 mi) northwest of Orenburg and 170 kilometers (110 mi) southeast of Samara. Population: 82,904 (2010 Census);[3] 87,286 (2002 Census);[9] 83,994 (1989 Census).[10]
It was founded in 1736 as the fortress of Buzulukskaya (Бузулу́кская) by a Polish Nobleman. It was founded on the Samara River near the mouth of the Buzuluk River along Russia's southern frontier.[2] It was later moved to its current place near the source of the Domashka River. It was granted town status in 1781.
In 1877, a railway line connecting Samara with Orenburg helped the town develop. Buzuluk was a main stop along the line. Around this time was when the town's first power station was built, as well as its first schools and libraries. It became an important rail stop for the transportation of wheat. The population almost doubled between the end of the nineteenth century and 1926.
Buzuluk was the base of the First Czechoslovak Independent Field Battalion. This battalion was a Czechoslovak army unit that fought with the Red Army during World War II when Czechoslovakia was occupied by the Germans.
The town's economy is now based on the extraction and refining of oil.
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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Record high °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
39.8 (103.6) |
41.6 (106.9) |
40.9 (105.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
41.6 (106.9) |
Average high °C (°F) | −8 (18) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | −15.6 (3.9) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −43.2 (−45.8) |
−40.1 (−40.2) |
−36.8 (−34.2) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
−35.7 (−32.3) |
−39.2 (−38.6) |
−43.2 (−45.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29 (1.1) |
22 (0.9) |
25 (1.0) |
28 (1.1) |
30 (1.2) |
36 (1.4) |
41 (1.6) |
29 (1.1) |
27 (1.1) |
34 (1.3) |
33 (1.3) |
31 (1.2) |
365 (14.4) |
Source: Pogoda i Klimat (http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru) |
Administrative divisions of Orenburg Oblast | |
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Administrative center: Orenburg • Rural localities | |
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