Kulsary
Kulsary | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Kulsary Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 46°59′N 54°01′E / 46.983°N 54.017°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Atyrau Region |
| District | Zhylyoi District |
| Government | |
| • Akim | Kadirzhan Adinov[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 15 sq mi (40 km2) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 51,097 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (Central Asia Time) |
Kulsary (Kazakh: Құлсары, Qūlsary) is a town and the center of the Zhylyoi District in the Atyrau Region of western Kazakhstan.[2] Population: 51,097 (2009 census results);[3] 38,518 (1999 census results).[3]
The city is located 11 kilometers from the Emba River, and 230 kilometers from the city of Atyrau, the center of the Atyrau Region. The railroad station is on the Makat-Beyneu line.
Kulsary was established in 1937 after the discovery of oil and natural gas in the area. It was granted the status of a work settlement in 1941 and became a district center in 1954.[4]
Climate
[edit]Kulsary has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification: BWk).
| Climate data for Kulsary (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.8 (94.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.3 (0.44) |
9.8 (0.39) |
14.0 (0.55) |
21.3 (0.84) |
22.1 (0.87) |
20.7 (0.81) |
11.8 (0.46) |
5.6 (0.22) |
6.9 (0.27) |
11.1 (0.44) |
15.5 (0.61) |
16.2 (0.64) |
166.5 (6.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 33.2 |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
[edit]- Vadim Mișin (1945–2016), Moldovan politician
References
[edit]- ↑ "Назначен аким города Кульсары в Атырауской области". www.inform.kz (in Russian). 2023-01-24.
- ↑ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 12 May 2011.
- 1 2 "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Кульсары". Казахстан. Национальная энциклопедия. Vol. 3. Almaty: Главная редакция «Қазақ энциклопедиясы». 2005. p. 354. ISBN 9965-9746-4-0.
- ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Kulsary". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
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