Stepnogorsk

Town in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
Place in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
Stepnogorsk
Степногорск
52°20′59″N 71°53′24″E / 52.34972°N 71.89000°E / 52.34972; 71.89000
CountryKazakhstan
RegionAkmola Region
Government
 • TypeMayor-council government
 • MayorKairzhanov Alpysbay
Population
 (2009)
 • Total46,712
Time zoneUTC+5

Stepnogorsk (Kazakh: Степногорск, romanized: Stepnogorsk; Russian: Степногорск) is a town in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.

History

Stepnogorsk was established in 1959, and has been a town since 1964. It began as a closed town with code names Tselinograd-25 (Russian: Целиноград-25), Makinsk-2 (Russian: Макинск-2). The town is known as a nuclear and biochemical site,[1] which was known as the Stepnogorsk Scientific and Technical Institute for Microbiology.

Population

46,712 (2009 Census results);[2] 47,372 (1999 Census results).[2]

Climate

Climate data for Stepnogorsk (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −11.1
(12.0)
−9.5
(14.9)
−2.0
(28.4)
11.9
(53.4)
20.2
(68.4)
25.1
(77.2)
26.2
(79.2)
24.7
(76.5)
18.3
(64.9)
9.9
(49.8)
−2.1
(28.2)
−8.7
(16.3)
8.6
(47.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.6
(3.9)
−14.3
(6.3)
−6.9
(19.6)
5.3
(41.5)
13.0
(55.4)
18.4
(65.1)
19.7
(67.5)
17.9
(64.2)
11.5
(52.7)
4.2
(39.6)
−6.3
(20.7)
−12.8
(9.0)
2.8
(37.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −20.1
(−4.2)
−18.9
(−2.0)
−11.6
(11.1)
−0.7
(30.7)
5.7
(42.3)
11.1
(52.0)
13.1
(55.6)
11.1
(52.0)
5.1
(41.2)
−0.8
(30.6)
−10.2
(13.6)
−17.1
(1.2)
−2.8
(27.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12.5
(0.49)
12.8
(0.50)
14.2
(0.56)
21.8
(0.86)
31.2
(1.23)
45.2
(1.78)
56.0
(2.20)
37.9
(1.49)
21.0
(0.83)
22.1
(0.87)
20.6
(0.81)
16.3
(0.64)
311.6
(12.26)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 4.1 3.7 3.9 5.2 6.3 7.6 8.5 6.5 4.4 5.2 5.3 5.1 65.8
Source: World Meteorological Organization,[3]

References

  1. ^ Report includes interview with a microbiologist who "ran a huge bioweapons production plant in Stepnogorsk"
  2. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stepnogorsk.
  • STEPNOGORSK Online - Unofficial web site since 1999 mirror (in Russian)
  • Advertising and Information Portal town Stepnogorsk Kazakhstan (in Russian)
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