Kamensk-Shakhtinsky (Russian: Ка́менск-Ша́хтинский, IPA: [ˈkamʲɪnsk ˈʂaxtʲɪnskʲɪj]) is a town in Rostov Oblast, located on the Seversky Donets River. Population: 95,296 (2010 Russian census);[2] 75,632 (2002 Census);[7] 72,379 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Kamensk-Shakhtinsky
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Coordinates: 48°19′14″N 40°15′40″E / 48.32056°N 40.26111°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Rostov Oblast[1] |
Founded | 1686 |
Town status since | 1927 |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 95,296 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 88,997 (−6.6%) |
• Rank | 180th in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | Kamensk-Shakhtinsky Urban Okrug[1] |
• Capital of | Kamensk-Shakhtinsky Urban Okrug[1] |
• Urban okrug | Kamensk-Shakhtinsky Urban Okrug[4] |
• Capital of | Kamensk-Shakhtinsky Urban Okrug[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 347800 |
OKTMO ID | 60719000001 |
It was founded by Cossack settlers in 1686 and was granted town status in 1927.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Kamensk-Shakhtinsky Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.[4]
Once a major coal-mining center of the eastern Donets coal basin, it now an important producer of artificial fibers and mining machinery as well as glass. European route E40 passes through Kamensk-Shakhtinsky. The Kamensky chemical plant is located at the city.
Climate data for Kamensk-Shakhtinsky (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
5.1 (41.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.5 (1.36) |
30.5 (1.20) |
31.1 (1.22) |
29.8 (1.17) |
45.4 (1.79) |
42.1 (1.66) |
58.2 (2.29) |
28.7 (1.13) |
32.3 (1.27) |
36.0 (1.42) |
31.8 (1.25) |
39.7 (1.56) |
440.1 (17.33) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 71 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 69 |
Source: NOAA[9] |
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