Posyet (Russian: Посье́т) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Khasansky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia, and an ice-free port on the Possiet Bay. Population: 1,671 (2010 Census);[1] 2,927 (2002 Census);[4] 2,223 (1989 Census).[5]
Posyet
Посьет | |
|---|---|
 Port of Posyet, June 2016 | |
Location of Posyet  | |
  Posyet Location of Posyet  Posyet Posyet (Primorsky Krai) | |
| Coordinates: 42°40′N 130°48′E / 42.667°N 130.800°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Primorsky Krai |
| Administrative district | Khasansky District |
| Founded | April 11, 1860 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1943 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,671 |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7  [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 692705 |
| OKTMO ID | 05648158051 |
Etymology edit
It is named after the Russian navigator Konstantin Posyet (1819–1899).
History edit
It is the oldest settlement in Primorsky Krai.[citation needed] It was established on April 11, 1860 as Novgorodsky-Posyet.[6] The name Novgorodsky was given after the bay named by Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky's expedition.
Economy edit
Largest enterprise JSC Commercial port of Posyet is owned by Mechel. It is in possession of three 450-meter (1,480 ft) mooring lines of gravitational type.
Climate edit
Posyet has a monsoonal humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb) with warm, humid and stormy summers and cold, dry winters with little snowfall.
| Climate data for Posyet | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.1 (6.6) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
2.4 (36.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.0 (−18.4) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−28.0 (−18.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.8 (0.62) |
11.7 (0.46) |
20.7 (0.81) |
46.7 (1.84) |
76.5 (3.01) |
151.2 (5.95) |
148.2 (5.83) |
201.9 (7.95) |
96.5 (3.80) |
36.8 (1.45) |
24.0 (0.94) |
13.6 (0.54) |
843.6 (33.2) |
| Average precipitation days | 3.7 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 19.1 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 106.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55.0 | 55.4 | 58.0 | 68.0 | 78.9 | 85.6 | 90.3 | 83.6 | 75.0 | 66.2 | 59.1 | 55.4 | 69.2 |
| Source: climatebase.ru[7] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Russian 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 [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (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 [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.
- ^ Хасанский район. История посёлка Посьет
- ^ "Climatebase". Retrieved June 8, 2012.
External links edit
- Unofficial website of Posyet (in Russian)
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Entry on Posyet (in Russian)