Bikin
| Bikin (English) Бикин (Russian) |
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 Bikin railway station |
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.svg) Location of Khabarovsk Krai in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of September 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Khabarovsk Krai |
| Administratively subordinated to | town of krai significance of Bikin |
| Administrative center of | town of krai significance of Bikin,Bikinsky District |
| Municipal status (as of October 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Bikinsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Bikin Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Bikinsky Municipal District, Bikin Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 17,154 inhabitants |
| Time zone | VLAT (UTC+10:00) |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Town status since | 1938 |
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Bikin (Russian: Бики́н) is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the Bikin River (a tributary of the Ussuri) 230 kilometers (140 mi) southwest of Khabarovsk. Population: 17,154 (2010 Census);19,641 (2002 Census);19,129 (1989 Census); 19,000 (1967).
It was founded in 1885 as Bikinskaya and was granted town status in 1938.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bikin serves as the administrative center of Bikinsky District, even though it is not a part of it. 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. As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Bikin is incorporated within Bikinsky Municipal District as Bikin Urban Settlement.
Bikin has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).
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