Bagdarin (russian: Багдари́н) is a

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(a '' selo'') and the

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Bauntovsky Evenkiysky District Bauntovsky District (russian: Ба́унтовский райо́н; bua, Бабанта (Баунтын) аймаг, ''Babanta (Bauntyn) aimag'') is an administrativeResolution #431 and municipalLaw #985-III district (raion), one of the twenty-o ...

of the

Republic of Buryatia Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...

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, located on the Vitim Plateau. Population:

Geography

The village is located in the

Vitim Plateau Vitim Plateau is a plateau in Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. The plateau is sparsely populated, the main settlements are Romanovka and Bagdarin. An area of the plateau is an ancient volcanic field with a number of cinder cones and volc ...

. Above the northern side of the village rises the "White Mountain", a barren hill composed of dolomite rock. Google Earth

Transportation

Bagdarin is served by the Bagdarin Airport. Road P437 connects Bagdarin with Romanovka, located away.

Climate

Bagdarin has a subarctic climate (

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''Dwc'') with severely cold winters and mild summers.

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is quite low, but is much higher in summer than at other times of the year.

References

{{Use mdy dates, date=May 2013 Rural localities in Bauntovsky District