Taipak
Village in West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
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Taipak (Kazakh: Тайпақ), until 1996 known as Kalmykovo (Russian: Калмыково)[1] is a village in western Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Taipak Rural District (KATO code - 273273100), Akzhaik District in the West Kazakhstan Region. Population: 4,692 (2009 census results);[2] 5,070 (1999 census results).[2] The rural district includes Taipak, Tompak and Shabdarzhap (Шабдаржап), former Kharkino.[3]
Taipak
Тайпақ | |
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Village | |
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  Taipak | |
| Coordinates: 49°02′03″N 51°49′44″E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | West Kazakhstan Region |
| District | Akzhaik District |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 4,692 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UTC + 5) |
Geography
Taipak is located on the right bank of the Ural River. The Bagyrlai flows 15 km (9.3 mi) to the west.[4][5]
Climate
| Climate data for Taipak (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.9 (16.0) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
3.5 (38.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.5 (0.61) |
13.4 (0.53) |
14.3 (0.56) |
20.4 (0.80) |
18.4 (0.72) |
17.3 (0.68) |
14.4 (0.57) |
12.5 (0.49) |
14.8 (0.58) |
19.2 (0.76) |
15.1 (0.59) |
16.6 (0.65) |
191.9 (7.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 43.5 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
