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Petropavl

Coordinates: 54°53′N 69°10′E / 54.883°N 69.167°E / 54.883; 69.167
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Petropavl
Петропавл
Петропавловск
Official seal of Petropavl
Seal
CountryKazakhstan
RegionNorth Kazakhstan Region
Founded1752
City Status1807
Government
 • Akim (mayor)Nurzhan Ashimbetov
Area
 • Total221.6 km2 (85.6 sq mi)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total201,446
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (ALMT)
Postal code
150001 - 150013
Area code+7 7152
Vehicle registrationT
Websitewww.petropavl.sko.kz

Petropavl (Kazakh: Петропавл/Petropavl), also known as Petropavlovsk ([Петропавловск, Petropavlovsk] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), not to be confused with Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky), is a city on the Ishim River in northern Kazakhstan close to the border with Russia, about 261 km west of Omsk along the Trans-Siberian Railway. It is the capital of the North Kazakhstan Region.[1] Population: 201,446 (2009 Census results);[2] 203,523 (1999 Census results).[2]

History

Petropavl was founded in 1752 as a Russian fort extending Russian settlement and influence into the nomadic Kazakh territories to the south. The fort got its name after two Christian saints, apostles Peter and Paul. It was granted the status of city in 1807. Petropavl was an important trading center for silk and carpets until the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Transport

Railway station in Petropavl

Petropavl has a railway station with connections to the Russian capital Moscow and Kazakhstan's capital Astana.

Petropavl Airport is located 11 km (7 mi) south of the city.

Climate

Petropavl has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with cold, dry winters and warm, wetter summers.

Climate data for Petropavl (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 4.5
(40.1) 		6.7
(44.1) 		14.5
(58.1) 		31.0
(87.8) 		37.2
(99.0) 		40.3
(104.5) 		40.5
(104.9) 		38.6
(101.5) 		33.6
(92.5) 		26.2
(79.2) 		15.6
(60.1) 		3.7
(38.7) 		40.5
(104.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −11.8
(10.8) 		−10.4
(13.3) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		9.1
(48.4) 		19.3
(66.7) 		24.6
(76.3) 		25.5
(77.9) 		23.0
(73.4) 		16.4
(61.5) 		8.4
(47.1) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−9.7
(14.5) 		7.3
(45.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.8
(3.6) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−7.8
(18.0) 		3.7
(38.7) 		12.6
(54.7) 		18.3
(64.9) 		19.7
(67.5) 		17.0
(62.6) 		10.7
(51.3) 		3.7
(38.7) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−13.6
(7.5) 		2.2
(36.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −20.0
(−4.0) 		−19.4
(−2.9) 		−12.5
(9.5) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		6.2
(43.2) 		12.0
(53.6) 		14.0
(57.2) 		11.6
(52.9) 		5.7
(42.3) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		−10.9
(12.4) 		−17.6
(0.3) 		−2.7
(27.1)
Record low °C (°F) −48.0
(−54.4) 		−42.5
(−44.5) 		−36.8
(−34.2) 		−26.4
(−15.5) 		−17.6
(0.3) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		1.3
(34.3) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		−25.6
(−14.1) 		−37.5
(−35.5) 		−45.0
(−49.0) 		−48.0
(−54.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22
(0.9) 		17
(0.7) 		16
(0.6) 		22
(0.9) 		31
(1.2) 		37
(1.5) 		66
(2.6) 		47
(1.9) 		33
(1.3) 		30
(1.2) 		30
(1.2) 		27
(1.1) 		378
(14.9)
Average rainy days 1 1 4 8 14 14 13 14 15 12 5 2 103
Average snowy days 20 17 14 6 2 0.1 0 0 0 8 17 20 104
Average relative humidity (%) 82 80 80 69 58 62 69 71 71 77 84 82 74
Mean monthly sunshine hours 77 130 188 235 287 308 307 245 184 107 74 62 2,204
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[3]
Source 2: NOAA (sun, 1961–1990)[4]

Education

Petropavl is the location of North Kazakhstan State University, named for M. Kozybaev, established in 1937 as Petropavlovsk Teachers Training Institute.[5]

Sports

The city's bandy team in the Spartakiade 2009 on home ice was victorious.[6] In 2013 it was hosted in Petropavl again, this time the team from Khromtau won.[1] Cyclist Alexander Vinokourov is a native of the city.[citation needed]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Kazakhstan

Twin towns — Sister cities

Petropavl is twinned with:

Footnotes

  1. ^ Город Петропавловск
  2. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Weather and Climate - The Climate of Petropavlovsk (Petropavl)" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Petropavlovsk Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  5. ^ "The History of NKSU," North Kazakhstan State University, www.nkzu.kz/ —In English.
  6. ^ http://akghaik.ucoz.ru/photo/9-3-0-0-2

54°53′N 69°10′E / 54.883°N 69.167°E / 54.883; 69.167

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