{{Short description|Town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia}} {{for|the river in Russia|Bikin (river)}} {{Infobox Russian inhabited locality |en_name=Bikin |ru_name=Бикин |image_skyline=Бикин, жел-дор вокзал.jpg |image_caption=Bikin railway station |coordinates = {{coord|46|49|N|134|16|E|display=inline,title}} |map_label_position=right |image_coa=Gerb of the Bikin.jpg |coa_caption= |image_flag= |flag_caption= |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=Khabarovsk Krai |federal_subject_ref=<ref name="KhabarovskK_admlist">Resolution #143-pr, Article 3</ref> |adm_city_jur=town of krai significance of Bikin |adm_city_jur_ref=<ref name="KhabarovskK_admlist" /> |adm_ctr_of1=town of krai significance of Bikin |adm_ctr_of1_ref=<ref name="OKATO1">{{OKATOReference|08 406}}</ref> |adm_ctr_of2=Bikinsky District |adm_ctr_of2_ref=<ref name="OKATO">{{OKATOReference|08 209}}</ref> |inhabloc_cat=Town |inhabloc_cat_ref=<ref name="KhabarovskK_admlist" /> |inhabloc_type= |inhabloc_type_ref= |mun_district_jur=Bikinsky Municipal District |mun_district_jur_ref=<ref name="KhabarovskK_mun1">Law #191</ref> |urban_settlement_jur=Bikin Urban Settlement |urban_settlement_jur_ref=<ref name="KhabarovskK_mun1" /> |mun_admctr_of1=Bikinsky Municipal District |mun_admctr_of1_ref=<ref name="KhabarovskK_mun3">Law #264</ref> |mun_admctr_of2=Bikin Urban Settlement |mun_admctr_of2_ref= |leader_title= |leader_title_ref= |leader_name= |leader_name_ref= |representative_body= |representative_body_ref= |area_of_what= |area_as_of= |area_km2= |area_km2_ref= |pop_2010census=17154 |pop_2010census_ref=<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref> |pop_density= |pop_density_as_of= |pop_density_ref= |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date=1885 |established_title= |established_date_ref= |current_cat_date=1938 |current_cat_date_ref= |prev_name1= |prev_name1_date= |prev_name1_ref= |postal_codes= |postal_codes_ref= |dialing_codes= |dialing_codes_ref= |website= }} '''Bikin''' ({{langx|ru|Бики́н}}) is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the river Bikin (a tributary of the Ussuri) {{convert|230|km|sp=us}} southwest of Khabarovsk. Population: {{ru-census2010|17,154|;}} {{ru-census2002|19,641|;}} {{su-census1989|19,129|;}} 19,000 (1967).
==History== It was founded in 1885 as '''Bikinskaya''' and was granted town status in 1938.{{citation needed|date=February 2012}}
==Administrative and municipal status== Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bikin serves as the administrative center of Bikinsky District,<ref name="OKATO" /> even though it is not a part of it.<ref name="KhabarovskK_admlist" /> As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the '''town of krai significance of Bikin'''—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.<ref name="KhabarovskK_admlist" /> As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Bikin is incorporated within Bikinsky Municipal District as '''Bikin Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="KhabarovskK_mun1" />
==Geography== ===Climate=== Bikin has a dry-winter humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dwb''), similar to Khabarovsk or Blagoveshchensk and featuring frigid, dry winters alongside very warm, humid and wet summers. It is in one of the most continental regions of the world in terms of achieving summer heat and bitterly cold winters simultaneously, due to the influence of the Siberian High and the East Asian monsoon. {{Weather box |width=auto |location=Bikin |metric first=yes |single line=yes |Jan record high C = 1.0 |Feb record high C = 7.8 |Mar record high C = 18.0 |Apr record high C = 29.4 |May record high C = 33.9 |Jun record high C = 36.1 |Jul record high C = 37.8 |Aug record high C = 38.0 |Sep record high C = 34.0 |Oct record high C = 26.2 |Nov record high C = 16.1 |Dec record high C = 6.1 |year record high C = 38.0 |Jan high C = -14.2 |Feb high C = -8.8 |Mar high C = 0.1 |Apr high C = 11.3 |May high C = 19.2 |Jun high C = 23.9 |Jul high C = 27.0 |Aug high C = 25.8 |Sep high C = 19.9 |Oct high C = 11.3 |Nov high C = -1.5 |Dec high C = -11.6 |year high C = 8.9 |Jan mean C = -20.9 |Feb mean C = -16.1 |Mar mean C = -5.9 |Apr mean C = 5.4 |May mean C = 12.9 |Jun mean C = 18.1 |Jul mean C = 21.6 |Aug mean C = 20.4 |Sep mean C = 13.6 |Oct mean C = 5.1 |Nov mean C = -6.9 |Dec mean C = -17.3 |year mean C = 2.8 |Jan low C = -28.1 |Feb low C = -24.6 |Mar low C = -13.7 |Apr low C = -1.5 |May low C = 5.7 |Jun low C = 11.9 |Jul low C = 16.0 |Aug low C = 15.1 |Sep low C = 7.1 |Oct low C = -1.8 |Nov low C = -13.4 |Dec low C = -24.1 |year low C = -3.9 |Jan record low C = -42.8 |Feb record low C = -37.2 |Mar record low C = -31.1 |Apr record low C = -13.9 |May record low C = -6.1 |Jun record low C = 1.1 |Jul record low C = 5.0 |Aug record low C = 4.0 |Sep record low C = -5.0 |Oct record low C = -17.0 |Nov record low C = -32.2 |Dec record low C = -45.0 |year record low C = -45.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 17.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 20.6 |Mar precipitation mm = 24.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 39.5 |May precipitation mm = 70.5 |Jun precipitation mm = 78.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 127.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 130.8 |Sep precipitation mm = 91.6 |Oct precipitation mm = 40.8 |Nov precipitation mm = 24.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 20.6 |year precipitation mm = 686.8 |Jan humidity= 78.2 |Feb humidity= 72.9 |Mar humidity= 69.0 |Apr humidity= 62.0 |May humidity= 62.3 |Jun humidity= 68.1 |Jul humidity= 74.9 |Aug humidity= 78.5 |Sep humidity= 74.4 |Oct humidity= 67.4 |Nov humidity= 71.8 |Dec humidity= 77.3 |year humidity= 71.4 |unit precipitation days = |Jan precipitation days= 8.7 |Feb precipitation days= 5.7 |Mar precipitation days= 7.7 |Apr precipitation days= 7.4 |May precipitation days= 7.8 |Jun precipitation days= 5.5 |Jul precipitation days= 7.6 |Aug precipitation days= 7.8 |Sep precipitation days= 5.3 |Oct precipitation days= 7.3 |Nov precipitation days= 7.2 |Dec precipitation days= 8.0 |source 1 = Weatherbase<ref name=weatherbase>{{cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=592391 |title= Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Bikin, Russia |publisher= Weatherbase |accessdate= November 13, 2012 }}</ref> |date=November 2012}}
==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}}
== External Sources == *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|kha|adm|list}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|kha|mun|list1}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|kha|mun|list3}}
==External links== *[https://bikin.khabkrai.ru/ Official website of Bikin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409234848/https://bikin.khabkrai.ru/ |date=April 9, 2022 }} {{in lang|ru}} *[https://bikin.jsprav.ru/ Bikin Business Directory] {{in lang|ru}}
{{Khabarovsk Krai}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2013}}
Category:Cities and towns in Khabarovsk Krai Category:1885 establishments in the Russian Empire