Saumalkol (North Kazakhstan)
Saumalkol
Саумалкөл | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 View of Saumalkol by the lakeshore | |
  Saumalkol Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 53°17′29″N 68°06′34″E / 53.29139°N 68.10944°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | North Kazakhstan Region |
| District | Aiyrtau District |
| Rural District | Volodar Rural District |
| Settled | 1866 |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 9,480 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (East Kazakhstan Time) |
| Post code | 150100 |
Saumalkol (Kazakh: Саумалкөл), known as Volodarskoye until 1997, is a settlement and the administrative center of Aiyrtau District in North Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. It is the head of the Volodar rural district (KATO code - 593230100).[1] Population: 10,234 (2009 Census results);[2] 12,010 (1999 Census results).[2]
Geography[edit]
Saumalkol town lies by the lake of the same name, 248 kilometers (154 mi) to the southwest of Petropavl and 90 kilometers (56 mi) to the west of Kokshetau.[3]
Climate[edit]
Saumalkol has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb)[4] with frigid winters and warm summers.
| Climate data for Saumalkol (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.9 (−2.0) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.0 (0.98) |
20.6 (0.81) |
25.0 (0.98) |
30.1 (1.19) |
38.5 (1.52) |
47.0 (1.85) |
80.5 (3.17) |
51.5 (2.03) |
33.7 (1.33) |
39.6 (1.56) |
35.8 (1.41) |
31.3 (1.23) |
458.6 (18.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 91.8 |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Акиматы районов, г. Петропавловска (in Russian). Акимат Северо-Казахстанской области. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "N-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Saumalkol". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
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