Magdagachi

Magdagachi (Магдага́чи) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Magdagachinsky District of Amur Oblast, Russia, located 367 km northwest of Blagoveshchensk. Population:

History
It was established in 1910 in connection with the construction of the Amur Railway; both the settlement and the railway station were named after the stream called Magdagachi, which flows into a tributary of the Amur River. Magdagachi was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938.

Climate
Magdagachi experiences a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb) bordering upon a subarctic climate (Dwc) with very cold, dry winters and warm, humid, and rainy summers.

Transportation
Magdagachi has a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway 7494 km from Moscow). The M58 "Amur" highway traverses it as of 2010. There is also a small regional airport (IATA Code GDG, UHBI), but it is not currently in service.