Bikini

This article covers the city of Bikin in Russia. The river of the same name is described under Bikin (river) .

city Bikin Бикин coat of arms Federal district far East region Khabarovsk Rajon Bikini head Nikolai Nikolayevich Ponomar Founded 1895 City since 1938 surface 85  km² population 17,154 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 202 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 80  m Time zone UTC + 10 Telephone code (+7) 42155 Post Code 682970-682972 License Plate 27 OKATO 08 406 Geographical location Coordinates 46 ° 49 ′  N , 134 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 49 ′ 0 ″  N , 134 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  E

Situation in Russia

Location in the Khabarovsk region

List of cities in Russia

Bikin ( Russian Бики́н ) is a city in the Khabarovsk region ( Russia ) with 17,154 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located on the eastern edge of the Ussuri lowland, about 200 km south of the regional capital Khabarovsk on the right bank of the river Bikin of the same name , a right tributary of the Ussuri . The wooded foothills of the Sichote-Alin begin immediately to the east of the city .

The city of Bikin is the administrative center of the Rajon of the same name .

history

Bikin was created in 1885 as Stanitsa of the Ussuri Cossacks under the name Bikinskaya . Its importance grew with the construction of the Ussuri Railway Khabarovsk - Vladivostok 1894-97 (later the eastern section of the Trans-Siberian Railway). In 1926 the place received the status of an urban-type settlement and in 1938 city rights.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	15.094
1959	19,000
1970	17,473
1979	17,717
1989	19,129
2002	19,641
2010	17,154

Note: census data

Culture and sights

In Bikin there is a small local museum dedicated to v. a. the history of the place and the living conditions of the first settlers. From time to time there are also exhibitions by local artists.

Economy and Infrastructure

The main branch of the economy is the wood processing industry, there are also companies in the light and food industry. Agriculture is practiced in the area (vegetables, technical crops, cattle).

Bikin is on the Trans-Siberian Railway (8756 km from Moscow ) and on the M60 "Ussuri" Khabarovsk - Vladivostok road .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
2. ↑ Alexander Judin (ed.): Chabarovskij kraj (Putevoditel '"Pti fjute"). Moskva: Avangard, 2007. ISBN 978-5-86394-281-0 .

Web links

Commons : Bikin  album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Rajonsverwaltung (Russian)
• Rajon and town of Bikin on the regional administration website (Russian)
• Management of the Bikin Raion on the Regional Administration website (Russian)
• Bikin on mojgorod.ru (Russian)