Kyzylorda
Kyzylorda
Қызылорда Qyzylorda | |
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Coordinates: 44°51′0″N 65°31′0″E / 44.85000°N 65.51667°E | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Region | Kyzylorda Region |
Founded | 1820 |
City status | 1867 |
Government | |
• Akim (mayor) | Serik Kojaniyazov[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,400 km2 (900 sq mi) |
Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 354,800 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 |
Postal code | 120001 - 120018 |
Area code | +7 7242 |
Vehicle registration | N or 11 |
Website | www |
Kyzylorda (
The city has a population of 242,462 (2020 Census). It historically developed around the Syr Darya river and the site of a Kokand fortress. The population of the city with nearby villages is 312,861 (2020 Census).[2]
History
A settlement existed under
The town of Perovsk (Перо́вск) in
"Kyzylorda", the Kazakh-based romanized spelling, has been used since the late 20th century after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Kazakhstan's independence in 1991.[citation needed]
Since independence, many of the
Climate
Kyzylorda has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk) with hot summers and cold winters. Precipitation is low throughout the year, particularly in the summer months. Snow is common, though light, in winter. The lowest temperature on record is −36.1 °C (−33.0 °F), recorded in February 1969, and the highest temperature is 46.0 °C (114.8 °F), recorded on 7 July 1975.[6] The new record high temperature of 46.5 °C (115.7 °F) was recorded on July 7, 2021.[7]
Climate data for Kyzylorda (1991–2020, extremes 1856–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
39.3 (102.7) |
43.3 (109.9) |
44.6 (112.3) |
46.5 (115.7) |
44.7 (112.5) |
42.0 (107.6) |
35.7 (96.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
46.5 (115.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
35.1 (95.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −33.0 (−27.4) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−25.1 (−13.2) |
−31.0 (−23.8) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) |
14 (0.6) |
14 (0.6) |
21 (0.8) |
17 (0.7) |
8 (0.3) |
5 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
9 (0.4) |
16 (0.6) |
16 (0.6) |
143 (5.6) |
Average rainy days | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 53 |
Average snowy days | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 3 | 9 | 38 |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
78 | 74 | 65 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 52 | 70 | 77 | 54 |
Source: Pogoda.ru.net[6] |
Agriculture
Kyzylorda is known for its rice production. Many hundreds of hectares are devoted to rice production. Two rice mills operate in the city.[8]
Education
Kyzylorda State University (KSU) after Korkyt ata[9] is the leading center of education, a science and culture center in the Aral region of the Republic Kazakhstan. Established in 1950, the university trains highly skilled specialists in 54 specialties at 11 faculties.
Transportation
Kyzylorda has one
Tourism
Points of interest for tourists in the Kyzylorda region include the vanished
Notable people
- Asim Thahit Abdullah Al Khalaqi (1968–2015), Yemeni formerly held in Guantanamo, given asylum by Kazakhstan in 2015
- Vladimir Hotineanu (1950–2019), former Health Minister of Moldova
- Eliezer Kulas (born 1944), Israeli politician
- Oleg Tozoni (1927–2012), engineer and inventor
- Marina Volnova (born 1989), Olympic boxer
- Ilya Ilyin (born 1988), Olympic weightlifter
- Batyrkhan Shukenov (1962–2015), Soviet, Kazakh-Russian singer
- Mihhail Kõlvart (born 1977), mayor of Tallinn
Twin towns – sister cities
Kyzylorda is twinned with:[11][12]
References
Notes
- ^ "Бывший первый замакима Кызылординской области Серик Кожаниязов назначен акимом Кызылорды" (in Russian). inform.kz. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "Демографиялық статистика" (in Kazakh). Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ Valikhanof et al, The Russians in Central Asia, 1865, page 315, says " according to Kirgiz accounts, about the year 1817." Kirgiz meant Kazakh at that time.
- ^ a b c d e Pospelov, p. 24
- ^ "Toilet Trouble in Kazakhstan". April 6, 2018.
- ^ a b "Weather and Climate - Kyzylorda" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "38062: Kzyl-Orda (Kazakhstan)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ Staff US Rice Producers Association
- ^ korkyt.kz
- ^ "Kyzylorda travel guide | Caravanistan". Caravanistan. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ "Есть ли побратимы у Актау и других городов Казахстана". tumba.kz (in Russian). Tumba. May 4, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Kardeş Şehirler". bolu.bel.tr (in Turkish). Bolu. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
Sources
- Е. М. Поспелов (Ye. M. Pospelov). "Имена городов: вчера и сегодня (1917–1992). Топонимический словарь." (City Names: Yesterday and Today (1917–1992). Toponymic Dictionary." Москва, "Русские словари", 1993.
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