Karaganda

city in Kazakhstan

Karaganda or Qaraghandy is a city in Kazakhstan, the center of the Karaganda Region. It has a population of 515,819 people (as of 2023).[1]

Karaganda
Қарағанды
Qarağandy
Karaganda Catholic Cathedral
Karaganda Catholic Cathedral
Official seal of Karaganda
Karaganda is located in Kazakhstan
Karaganda
Karaganda
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 49°48′10″N 73°06′20″E / 49.80278°N 73.10556°E / 49.80278; 73.10556
Country Kazakhstan
RegionQaraghandy
Founded1931
Incorporated (city)February 10, 1934
Government
 • Akim (mayor)Meiram Kozhukhov (Kazakh: Мейрам Кожухов)[2]
Area
 • City497.8 km2 (192.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • City515,625[1]
 • Rank5th
 • Urban
515,819
Time zoneGMT+6
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (UTC+6)
Postal code
100000 - 100030
Area code+7 7212
Websitewww.gov.kz/memleket/entities/akimat-karagandy

Karaganda is now one of Kazakhstan's biggest centers for industry, economy, science, and culture.

History

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The place was founded in 1856 as a copper mining village. In the 1930s, construction of the city of Karaganda started due to the development of coal nearby. On February 10, 1934, Karaganda became a city.[3]


In 1984, in the year when Karaganda became 50 years old, the government awarded the city the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (en).

Geography

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Karaganda, like all of Central Kazakhstan, has a continental climate. This means that the winters here are very cold and the summers are very hot. The city's average annual temperature is 3.6 °C (38.4 °F).

Climate data for Karaganda
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2)
7.0
(44.6)
22.3
(72.1)
30.8
(87.4)
35.6
(96.1)
39.1
(102.4)
39.6
(103.3)
40.2
(104.4)
37.4
(99.3)
27.6
(81.7)
18.4
(65.1)
11.5
(52.7)
40.2
(104.4)
Average high °C (°F) −9.2
(15.4)
−7.6
(18.3)
−0.6
(30.9)
12.9
(55.2)
20.4
(68.7)
25.4
(77.7)
26.4
(79.5)
25.5
(77.9)
19.0
(66.2)
10.9
(51.6)
−0.6
(30.9)
−7.1
(19.2)
9.6
(49.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −13.4
(7.9)
−12.5
(9.5)
−5.4
(22.3)
6.4
(43.5)
13.5
(56.3)
18.8
(65.8)
20.0
(68.0)
18.6
(65.5)
12.1
(53.8)
4.8
(40.6)
−5.0
(23.0)
−11.2
(11.8)
3.9
(39.0)
Average low °C (°F) −17.7
(0.1)
−17.2
(1.0)
−9.8
(14.4)
0.8
(33.4)
6.9
(44.4)
12.3
(54.1)
13.9
(57.0)
12.1
(53.8)
5.9
(42.6)
−0.1
(31.8)
−8.7
(16.3)
−15.3
(4.5)
−1.4
(29.5)
Record low °C (°F) −41.7
(−43.1)
−41.0
(−41.8)
−34.7
(−30.5)
−23.9
(−11.0)
−9.5
(14.9)
−2.3
(27.9)
3.2
(37.8)
−0.8
(30.6)
−8.4
(16.9)
−19.3
(−2.7)
−38
(−36)
−42.9
(−45.2)
−42.9
(−45.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 25
(1.0)
24
(0.9)
27
(1.1)
30
(1.2)
37
(1.5)
43
(1.7)
52
(2.0)
29
(1.1)
21
(0.8)
30
(1.2)
33
(1.3)
31
(1.2)
382
(15.0)
Average rainy days 1 1 4 9 14 12 14 10 9 9 6 2 91
Average snowy days 20 19 15 6 1 0 0 0 1 7 15 19 103
Average relative humidity (%) 79 78 78 61 54 50 55 52 53 66 77 78 65
Mean monthly sunshine hours 106 142 189 231 297 335 330 303 247 141 108 99 2,528
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[4]
Source 2: NOAA (sun, 1961–1990)[5]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan by gender and type of area (as of 2023-01-01)". QazStat. 2023-01-01. Archived from the original on 2023-03-05.
  2. "Назначен аким Караганды" (in Russian). 2023-01-18.
  3. "Karaganda is a city of miners". Qazaqstan Tarihy. 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  4. "Weather and Climate - The Climate of Karaganda" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. "Karaganda Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 25 November 2016.