The first Russian explorers came to the territory where the Amur Region is located, in the middle of the XVII century. The detachment under the leadership of Vasily Poyarkov managed to consolidate the status of the Amur lands for the Russian kingdom for several decades. However, after some time, the settlers began to have difficulties.
History of land development
Despite the fact that the first armed detachments of Russian pioneers managed to gain a foothold on the banks of the Amur, the locals still regained power over the lands, turning for support to the Chinese Manchu dynasty, under whose authority the Far Eastern lands remained for the next two centuries.
In the 19th century, China significantly weakened, as internal problems began in the empire, and European colonial powers began an active invasion of its southern possessions. Thus, the region where the Amur region is located came under the control of the Russian Empire in the second half of the 19th century, and already in 1858 the administrative boundaries of this region were determined.
Region within the Russian Empire
Initially, the region was part of the East Siberian Governor General, later - in the Amur Governor General, and in 1904 it was assigned to the Primorsky Region.
After the Russian Revolution and the liquidation of the monarchy in the territory where the Amur Region is located, the Amur Labor Socialist Republic, which existed in 1918-1920, was organized. Then it was replaced by the Far Eastern Republic, which was abolished with the formation of the USSR, which it became part of.
During the Soviet period, the region repeatedly changed administrative borders. It was part of the Primorsky Territory, then part of Khabarovsky, from which it was withdrawn only in 1948. In modern Russia, the region is an independent subject of the Federation, but at the same time it is part of the Far Eastern Federal District.
Location of the Amur Region
The region is located in the southeast of the Russian Federation in the Upper and Middle reaches of the Amur. It is precisely in which zone the Amur Region is located, and its name was determined. The climatic zone in which the region is located is defined as moderate.
From the west, the region borders on the Trans-Baikal Territory, in the east - on the Khabarovsk Territory. The northern neighbor of the Amur Region is the Republic of Yakutia, and the southern Jewish Autonomous Region. In addition, this subject of the Federation has a section of the state border with China, which passes through the waters of the Amur River.
Climate of the region
A distinctive feature of the location of the Amur Region is its isolation from the seas. The northern border of the region is only 150 kilometers from the coast of the cold Sea of Okhotsk, which is often called the "ice bag". To the coast of the Sea of Japan from the borders of the region more than 600 kilometers. In addition, from the air masses moving from the Pacific Ocean, the area is protected by high mountain ranges. The result of such remoteness and isolation in the region established a continental climate, with a pronounced seasonality. Some of the regions of the region are equated with the regions of the Far North.
The physical and geographical location of the Amur Region is characterized by a combination of solar radiation, topography, remoteness from the sea and the circulation of air masses. The movement of air also determines that a significant monsoon influence is mixed with the sharply continental climate of the region.
Significant temperature fluctuations are observed in the region. While in winter the thermometer can show -26 degrees, in the summer months in some areas the temperature can rise to +38 degrees.
Of particular note is the humidity regime of the area. The region is characterized by summer maximum precipitation, while in winter the amount of precipitation is much less.
In addition, the region is located on the banks of the Amur, which is considered one of the largest and most full-flowing rivers in the world. Recently, however, a significant level of pollution by industrial waste has been observed in the river, the discharge of which during the river is carried out mainly in China.
Blagoveshchensk - the administrative center of the region
In which region of the Amur Region Blagoveshchensk is located is determined by the charter of the region and its administrative division. From an administrative point of view, Blagoveshchensk is the administrative center of the Blagoveshchensk district. From the center of the region to Moscow, 7985 kilometers by rail and 6480 kilometers by plane.
Blagoveshchensk was founded in 1856, when the whole region where the Amur Region is located began to be actively colonized by Russian Cossacks. Today the population of the city is more than 220 thousand people. The city has several large factories built back in the days of the Soviet Union, but the most dynamically developing enterprises are in the service and trade sectors.
