Bangor is a city in Penobscot County , Maine , USA [1] . The main commercial and cultural center of eastern and northern Maine. As of 2008, Bangor is the third largest city in Maine. The population of the city was 31,473 people during the 2000 census.
| City | |
| Bangor | |
|---|---|
| Bangor | |
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| A country |  USA |
| State | Maine |
| County | Penobscot |
| The mayor | Katherine Conlow |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | |
| Square | 90 km² |
| Center height | 36 m |
| Timezone | UTC − 5 ; summer UTC − 4 |
| Population | |
| Population | 31 473 people ( 2000 ) |
| Density | 352.7 people / km² |
| Agglomeration | 148,000 |
| Official language | English |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +1 207 |
| Postal codes | 04401-04402 |
| FIPS | 23-02795 |
| GNIS | |
| bangormaine.gov | |
The population of the Bangor metropolitan area is more than 148,000. The population of the region is with five districts (Penobscot, Piskatakis, Hancock, Arustuk and Washington), for which Bangor is a distribution center, a transportation center, and a media center with more than 325,000 people.
Content
Geography
According to the US Bureau of Statistics , the city covers a total area of 90 km², of which 89 km² is land and 0.78 km² is water. Only 0.86% of the total area of the city is occupied by water.
Climate
- The average annual temperature is +6.8 C °
- The average annual wind speed is 3.2 m / s
- The average annual humidity is 71%
| Climate Bangor | |||||||||||||
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| Indicator | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Absolute maximum, ° C | 17,2 | 15.0 | 26.1 | 33.3 | 35.6 | 36.7 | 40,0 | 40,0 | 37,2 | 33.3 | 23.9 | 18.3 | 40,0 |
| Average maximum, ° C | −2.6 | −0.4 | 4.4 | 11.6 | 18,4 | 23.5 | 26.3 | 25.7 | 21.0 | 14.2 | 7.4 | −0.9 | 12.5 |
| Average temperature, ° C | −8.3 | −6.2 | −1 | 5.8 | 12.1 | 17.3 | 20.3 | 19.5 | 14.9 | 8.4 | 2.7 | −4.1 | 6.8 |
| Average minimum ° C | −14.1 | −12.1 | −6.4 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 11.1 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 8.8 | 2.7 | −1.9 | −9.2 | 1,0 |
| Absolute minimum, ° C | −33.9 | −35.6 | −26.7 | −15.6 | −5 | −1.7 | 2,8 | −1.7 | −6.7 | −11.7 | −19.4 | −32.8 | −35.6 |
| Precipitation rate, mm | 73 | 64 | 86 | 92 | 93 | 96 | 88 | 76 | 97 | 106 | 107 | 88 | 1066 |
| Source: Weather and Climate | |||||||||||||
Transport
Bangor is located along I-95, US 1, US 2 , and State Route 15. The three main bridges, including the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge and the Penobscot River Bridge, connect Bangor to the neighboring city of Brewer .
A ferry service from the neighboring town of Bar Harbor connects the area with the Canadian region of Nova Scotia .
Six bus companies connect Bangor with almost all of the major cities around and the state, with Boston , Portsmouth, New Hampshire , and St. John, New Brunswick .
Public transport within Bangor and related cities represented by the BAT Community Connector
Famous Natives and Residents
- Writer Stephen King [2] lives in Bangor, and many of his novels and short stories [3] take place in this city, or not far from it.
- Frederick Hale Parhurst (1864-1921) - American Republican politician, 52nd governor of Maine.
Notes
- ↑ Bangor, a city in the USA // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ S. King's biography on myst-library.ru
- ↑ See Art. Bibliography of Stephen King
Literature
- Bangor, a city in the USA // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.