Magdagachi


Magdagachi is an urban locality and the administrative center of Magdagachinsky District of Amur Oblast, Russia, located 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 with very cold, dry winters and warm, humid, and rainy summers.

Transportation

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