Taldıqorğan

Taldykorgan (Kazakh: Талдықорған, romanized: Taldyqorǵan, Taldıqorğan), known as Taldy-Kurgan until 1993, is the capital (called an administrative center) of Almaty Region, Kazakhstan. According to the 2010 Kazakh Census Results, the population is 143,407.

Taldykorgan

Талдықорған
Seal
Taldykorgan
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 45°01′0″N 78°22′0″E
CountryKazakhstan
RegionAlmaty Region
Founded1868
City status1944
Government
 • AkimYermek Alpysov
Area
 • City74 km2 (29 sq mi)
Elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • City129,960
 • Density1,184/km2 (3,070/sq mi)
 • Metro
146,844
Time zoneUTC+6 (East)
Postal code
040000 - 040012
Area code(s)72822
Vehicle registrationB, V, 05
Websitewww.taldykorgan.gov.kz

Education

Taldykorgan has a diverse educational system, including a university, institutes, institutions, technical training colleges, secondary schools and kindergartens. There are 27 public health facilities, a theater, amusement parks, libraries, a city cinema, stadium, sports complex and swimming pools. All of the facilities have not been maintained since the Soviet era.[1]

Demographics

The ethnic composition of Taldykorgan according to the 2010 Kazakh Census was:[2][3]

Ethnicity Population Percentage of Population
Kazakhs 93,156 64.96%
Russians 36,532 25.47%
Koreans 5,172 3.61%
Tatars 2,783 1.94%
Germans 1,581 1.10%
Ukrainians 1,071 0.75%
Uyghurs 962 0.67%
Chechens 354 0.25%
Uzbeks 302 0.21%
Belorussians 177 0.12
Azerbaijanis 130 0.09%
Poles 123 0.09%
Kyrgyz 102 0.07%
Other/Unknown 962 0.67%
Total 143,407 100%

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Taldıqorğan has a hot, dry-summer continental climate. There is more rainfall in winter than in summer. The average annual temperature in Taldıqorğan is 7.7 °C (45.9 °F). About 370 mm (14.57 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Taldıqorğan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −4.5
(23.9)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 5.0
(41.0)		 16.0
(60.8)		 22.6
(72.7)		 27.2
(81.0)		 29.9
(85.8)		 28.8
(83.8)		 23.5
(74.3)		 14.7
(58.5)		 5.9
(42.6)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 13.7
(56.7)
Average low °C (°F) −14.7
(5.5)		 −13.6
(7.5)		 −5.1
(22.8)		 3.7
(38.7)		 10.0
(50.0)		 14.5
(58.1)		 16.7
(62.1)		 14.6
(58.3)		 9.0
(48.2)		 2.1
(35.8)		 −5.1
(22.8)		 −10.7
(12.7)		 1.8
(35.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 25
(1.0)		 23
(0.9)		 35
(1.4)		 42
(1.7)		 45
(1.8)		 32
(1.3)		 22
(0.9)		 13
(0.5)		 21
(0.8)		 40
(1.6)		 39
(1.5)		 33
(1.3)		 370
(14.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org,Climate data

Transport

Taldykorgan Airport services Nur-sultan. Its train station services Central Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Russia, the Baltic States and the People's Republic of China.

Sport

The city has a football club, FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan.[4][5]

Notable residents
  • Andrei Kivilev (1973 - 2003) - professional bicycle racer.
  • Sergey Vodopyanov (born 1987) - Russian amateur boxer, winner gold in bantamweight Class at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.
  • Alibek Buleshev (born 1981) - Kazakh football forward.
  • Mirat Sarsembayev (born 1986) - amateur boxer from Kazakhstan, best known for winning the flyweight bronze at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships.
  • Victor Sydorenko (born 1953) - painter, curator, teacher, an author of objects and photocompositions and also scientific and publicistic texts, member and the vice-president of Ukrainian Academy of Arts.
  • Marian Handwerker (born 1944) film director born in Taldykorgan

Sister cities

References
  1. http://www.advantour.com/kazakhstan/almaty/taldykorgan.htm retrieved 2007-07-27
  2. Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Численность населения Республики Казахстан по областям, городам и районам, полу и отдельным возрастным группам, отдельным этносам на начало 2010 года Archived 2013-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Национальный состав населения Казахстана по переписи 2009
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) retrieved 2007-07-27
  5. https://int.soccerway.com/match/super-league/fc-zhetysu-taldykorgan/fc-irtysh-pavlodar/450289/ retrieved 2007-07-27

Further reading
  • Bozdaqtar. Taldyqorghan oblysy, 1995, ISBN 5-89800-067-4
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