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Coordinates: 51°48′N 68°20′E / 51.800°N 68.333°E / 51.800; 68.333
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Atbasar
Атбасар
File:Atbasar collage.jpg
Atbasar is located in Kazakhstan
Atbasar
Atbasar
Location in Kazakhstan
Atbasar is located in Asia
Atbasar
Atbasar
Atbasar (Asia)
Coordinates: 51°48′N 68°20′E / 51.800°N 68.333°E / 51.800; 68.333
Country Kazakhstan
RegionAqmola Region
Population
 (2012)
 • Total29,984
Time zoneUTC+6 (Omsk Time)
Area code+7 71643

Atbasar (Template:Lang-kk, Atbasar) is a town in Aqmola Region of the northern Kazakhstan. It was founded in 1845. Atbasar is the 44th biggest city in Kazakhstan. Atbasar lies at an altitude of 282 meters above sea level. Population: 30,436 (2009 Census results);[1]32,288 (1999 Census results).[1]

Climate

Kazakhstan's lowest recorded temperature was at Atbasar, measured at −57 °C (−71 °F).[2]

Heavy rains in April 2017 caused a dam to rupture, leaving the whole town under water.[3]

Climate data for Atbasar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0) 		3.3
(37.9) 		17.4
(63.3) 		30.5
(86.9) 		35.8
(96.4) 		39.9
(103.8) 		41.6
(106.9) 		40
(104) 		37.2
(99.0) 		28.4
(83.1) 		15.9
(60.6) 		3.7
(38.7) 		41.6
(106.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −14
(7) 		−13
(9) 		−6
(21) 		7
(45) 		20
(68) 		25
(77) 		27
(81) 		26
(79) 		19
(66) 		8
(46) 		−3
(27) 		−11
(12) 		7
(45)
Daily mean °C (°F) −16.1
(3.0) 		−15.8
(3.6) 		−9.2
(15.4) 		4.0
(39.2) 		13.1
(55.6) 		19.0
(66.2) 		20.2
(68.4) 		18.3
(64.9) 		11.7
(53.1) 		3.9
(39.0) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		−13.8
(7.2) 		2.4
(36.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −23
(−9) 		−23
(−9) 		−17
(1) 		−4
(25) 		4
(39) 		10
(50) 		13
(55) 		11
(52) 		4
(39) 		−3
(27) 		−12
(10) 		−21
(−6) 		−5
(23)
Record low °C (°F) −44.8
(−48.6) 		−43.1
(−45.6) 		−39.1
(−38.4) 		−27.5
(−17.5) 		−11.0
(12.2) 		−4.1
(24.6) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		−9.0
(15.8) 		−23.8
(−10.8) 		−36.4
(−33.5) 		−43.5
(−46.3) 		−57
(−71)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23
(0.9) 		23
(0.9) 		28
(1.1) 		20
(0.8) 		41
(1.6) 		30
(1.2) 		51
(2) 		36
(1.4) 		30
(1.2) 		20
(0.8) 		15
(0.6) 		13
(0.5) 		330
(12.9)
Source: Weatherbase [4]

mean and record temperatures[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

How to get to Atbasar

The capital, Nur-Sultan is 3.5 hours away by train.[18] A narrow-gauge railway line running TU2 diesel locomotives provides local freight transport.[19]

Atbasar also has a small airport.

Environment

Concern has been raised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe about exposure of the city to airborne uranium ore dust produced during the transfer of the ore from between railway flatcars.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Climate and weather of Kazakhstan". Advantour, Tashkent. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Flooding Sparks Complaints, Finger-Pointing". EurasiaNet.org. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Atbasar, Kazakhstan". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
  5. ^ http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/monitor.php?id=35078&month=1
  6. ^ http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/monitor.php?id=35078&month=2
  7. ^ http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/monitor.php?id=35078&month=3
  8. ^ http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/monitor.php?id=35078&month=4
  9. ^ http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/monitor.php?id=35078&month=5
  10. ^ http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/monitor.php?id=35078&month=6
  11. ^ http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/monitor.php?id=35078&month=7
  12. ^ http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/monitor.php?id=35078&month=8
  13. ^ http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/monitor.php?id=35078&month=9
  14. ^ http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/monitor.php?id=35078&month=10
  15. ^ http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/monitor.php?id=35078&month=11
  16. ^ http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/monitor.php?id=35078&month=12
  17. ^ http://www.advantour.com/kazakhstan/weather.htm
  18. ^ "Train schedule 108 Київ-пасажирський-Астана". Tickets.ua. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  19. ^ "TU2 diesel locomotive". Memim.com. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  20. ^ "Committee on Environmental Policy - Environmental Performance Reviews - Kazakhstan" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. p. 82. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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