Karaganda
Karaganda or Qaraghandy is a city in Kazakhstan, the center of the Karaganda Region. It has a population of 515,819 people (as of 2023).[1]
Karaganda
Қарағанды Qarağandy | |
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Coordinates: 49°48′10″N 73°06′20″E / 49.80278°N 73.10556°E | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Region | Qaraghandy |
Founded | 1931 |
Incorporated (city) | February 10, 1934 |
Government | |
• Akim (mayor) | Meiram Kozhukhov (Kazakh: Мейрам Кожухов)[2] |
Area | |
• City | 497.8 km2 (192.2 sq mi) |
Population (2023) | |
• City | 515,625[1] |
• Rank | 5th |
• Urban | 515,819 |
Time zone | GMT+6 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (UTC+6) |
Postal code | 100000 - 100030 |
Area code | +7 7212 |
Website | www |
Karaganda is now one of Kazakhstan's biggest centers for industry, economy, science, and culture.
History change
The place was founded in 1856 as a copper mining village. In the 1930s, construction of the city of Karaganda started due to the development of coal nearby. On February 10, 1934, Karaganda became a city.[3]
In 1984, in the year when Karaganda became 50 years old, the government awarded the city the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (en).
Geography change
Karaganda, like all of Central Kazakhstan, has a continental climate. This means that the winters here are very cold and the summers are very hot. The city's average annual temperature is 3.6 °C (38.4 °F).
Climate data for Karaganda | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
35.6 (96.1) |
39.1 (102.4) |
39.6 (103.3) |
40.2 (104.4) |
37.4 (99.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
40.2 (104.4) |
Average high °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.4 (7.9) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
Average low °C (°F) | −17.7 (0.1) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −41.7 (−43.1) |
−41.0 (−41.8) |
−34.7 (−30.5) |
−23.9 (−11.0) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−38 (−36) |
−42.9 (−45.2) |
−42.9 (−45.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25 (1.0) |
24 (0.9) |
27 (1.1) |
30 (1.2) |
37 (1.5) |
43 (1.7) |
52 (2.0) |
29 (1.1) |
21 (0.8) |
30 (1.2) |
33 (1.3) |
31 (1.2) |
382 (15.0) |
Average rainy days | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 91 |
Average snowy days | 20 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 103 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 78 | 61 | 54 | 50 | 55 | 52 | 53 | 66 | 77 | 78 | 65 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 106 | 142 | 189 | 231 | 297 | 335 | 330 | 303 | 247 | 141 | 108 | 99 | 2,528 |
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[4] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: NOAA (sun, 1961–1990)[5] |
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan by gender and type of area (as of 2023-01-01)". QazStat. 2023-01-01. Archived from the original on 2023-03-05.
- ↑ "Назначен аким Караганды" (in Russian). 2023-01-18.
- ↑ "Karaganda is a city of miners". Qazaqstan Tarihy. 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ↑ "Weather and Climate - The Climate of Karaganda" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ↑ "Karaganda Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 25 November 2016.