Smidovich (Russian: Смидович; Yiddish: סמידאוויטש) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Smidovichsky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. Population: 5,120 (2010 Census); 5,905 (2002 Census); 6,646 (1989 Soviet census).
History
It is an early Jewish settlement, which was founded in 1928 named after Pyotr Smidovich who, along with Mikhail Kalinin, came up with the idea to found the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.
Climate
Like most of the Amur Basin, Smidovich has an extreme humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), featuring very warm and rainy summers contrasting with frigid and very dry winters.
| Climate data for Smidovich | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −17.9 (−0.2) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27 (81) |
24.7 (76.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −22.7 (−8.9) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
1.3 (34.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −27.5 (−17.5) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
−1 (30) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−24.1 (−11.4) |
−4.2 (24.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9 (0.4) |
8 (0.3) |
16 (0.6) |
40 (1.6) |
56 (2.2) |
92 (3.6) |
135 (5.3) |
141 (5.6) |
89 (3.5) |
42 (1.7) |
20 (0.8) |
14 (0.6) |
662 (26.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
Sport
The bandy club Urozhay played in the Russian Bandy Supreme League, the second highest division, until 2015–16. Its home arena was the Lokomotiv Stadium.
See also
References
- 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 (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 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 (in Russian).
- 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 (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики . 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- "ОФИЦИАЛЬНЫЙ ПОРТАЛ ОРГАНОВ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЙ ВЛАСТИ ЕВРЕЙСКОЙ АВТОНОМНОЙ ОБЛАСТИ". Archived from the original on September 23, 2023.
- "Map of Russia region - Jewish AO - short information political economical geographical map of russia and regions of russia weather in russia".
- "Climate: Смидович - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- "Федерация хоккея с мячом России".
| Administrative divisions of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast | |||
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| Administrative center: Birobidzhan • Rural localities | |||
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48°35′45″N 133°48′15″E / 48.59583°N 133.80417°E / 48.59583; 133.80417
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