Birobidzhanskiĭ raĭon (Russia)
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
מחוז בירוביג'ן (רוסיה)
Name (Latin)
Birobidzhanskiĭ raĭon (Russia)
Other forms of name
Birobidzhanskiy rayon (Russia)
Birobidzhanskiĭ raĭon (R.S.F.S.R.)
Birobidzhanskiy rayon (R.S.F.S.R.)
Coordinates
132.9333333 132.9333333 48.78333333 48.78333333 (gooearth )
E1324500 E1324500 N0483000 N0483000 (geonames )
Associated country
Russia (Federation)
Sources of Information
- BGN Gaz., USSR, 1970:vol. 1, p. 455 (Birobidzhanskiy rayon; 48°30ʹN, 133°00ʹE)
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(adm2; 48°30ʹ00ʺN 132°45ʹ00ʺE)
- Birobidzhanskiĭ raĭon. Sʺezd sovetov (2nd : 1931 : Khabarovsk, R.S.F.S.R.?). Rezoli︠u︡t︠s︡ii 2-go Sʺezda sovetov Birobidzhanskogo raĭona, 1931:cover (Birobidzhanskogo raĭona)
- BGN Gaz., USSR, 1970:vol. 1, p. 455 (Birobidzhanskiy rayon; 48p0s30ʹN, 133p0s00ʹE)
Wikipedia description:
Birobidzhansky District (Russian: Биробиджа́нский райо́н, Yiddish: ביראָבידזשאַן סקי דיסטריקט) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the five in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the autonomous oblast. The area of the district is 4,442.56 square kilometers (1,715.28 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Birobidzhan (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 11,907 (2010 Census); 13,018 (2002 census); 15,437 (1989 Soviet census).
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