Atbasar
Place in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
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Atbasar (Kazakh: Атбасар, Atbasar) is a town in Atbasar District, Akmola 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.
Atbasar
Атбасар | |
|---|---|
Late 19th century house in Atbasar | |
  Atbasar Location in Kazakhstan  Atbasar Atbasar (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 51°48′N 68°20′E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | Akmola Region |
| District | Atbasar District |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 29,984 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Omsk Time) |
| Area code | +7 71643 |
Population: 30,436 (2009 census results);[1]32,288 (1999 census results).[1]
Geography
Climate
Kazakhstan's lowest recorded temperature was at Atbasar, when it reached −57 °C (−71 °F) in January 1893.[3]
Heavy rains in April 2017 caused a dam to rupture, leaving the whole town under water.[4]
| Climate data for Atbasar (1991–2020, extremes 1901–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
36.3 (97.3) |
39.9 (103.8) |
41.6 (106.9) |
40.0 (104.0) |
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) | −12.5 (9.5) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.9 (1.6) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.4 (−6.5) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −57.0 (−70.6) |
−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) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−23.8 (−10.8) |
−36.4 (−33.5) |
−43.5 (−46.3) |
−57.0 (−70.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.0 (0.75) |
17.2 (0.68) |
19.3 (0.76) |
19.9 (0.78) |
28.3 (1.11) |
41.0 (1.61) |
49.5 (1.95) |
29.6 (1.17) |
19.0 (0.75) |
23.7 (0.93) |
21.5 (0.85) |
23.6 (0.93) |
311.6 (12.27) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 67.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 103 | 140 | 194 | 235 | 293 | 326 | 323 | 286 | 219 | 134 | 93 | 84 | 2,430 |
| Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun 1961–1990)[6][7] | |||||||||||||
How to get to Atbasar
The capital, Astana is 3.5 hours away by train.[8] A narrow-gauge railway line running TU2 diesel locomotives provides local freight transport.[9]
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.[10]
