Uralsk
Орал (Kazakh)
Уральск (Russian)
City
Official seal of Uralsk
Seal
Uralsk is located in Kazakhstan
Uralsk
Uralsk
Location in Kazakhstan
Uralsk is located in Europe
Uralsk
Uralsk
Location in Europe
Coordinates: 51°13′21″N 51°22′21″E / 51.22250°N 51.37250°E / 51.22250; 51.37250
CountryKazakhstan
RegionWest Kazakhstan Region
Founded1584
Incorporated (city)1613
Government
 • Akim (mayor)Mirzhan Satkanov
Area
 • City700 km2 (300 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • City330,000
 • Density300/km2 (800/sq mi)
 • Urban
234,184
Time zoneUTC+5 (UTC+5)
Postal code
090000 - 090013
Area code+7 7112 [1]
Vehicle registrationL, 07
Websiteuralsk.gov.kz/en/

Oral (Kazakh: Орал, pronounced [ɔɾɑɫ] ⓘ), known in Russian as Uralsk (Russian: Уральск), is a city in northwestern Kazakhstan, at the confluence of the Ural and Chagan rivers close to the Russian border. As it is located on the western bank of the Ural river, it is considered geographically in Europe. It is the capital of the West Kazakhstan Region. The ethnic composition is dominated by Kazakhs (71%) and Russians (25%). Population: 271,900 (2009 Census results);[2] 194,905 (1999 Census results).[2]

Geography

Climate

The climate of Uralsk is continental with long cold winters and warm, often hot summers. Under the Köppen climate classification, Uralsk has a cold semiarid climate (Köppen Bsk). Summers are extremely hot considering its position north of the 51st parallel, but winters are more reminiscent of continental climates further east than Europe.

Climate data for Uralsk (1991–2020, extremes 1839–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9)		 6.9
(44.4)		 22.1
(71.8)		 31.1
(88.0)		 37.8
(100.0)		 41.8
(107.2)		 42.0
(107.6)		 42.3
(108.1)		 38.8
(101.8)		 28.0
(82.4)		 18.0
(64.4)		 8.2
(46.8)		 42.3
(108.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −6.7
(19.9)		 −5.9
(21.4)		 1.2
(34.2)		 14.7
(58.5)		 23.2
(73.8)		 28.1
(82.6)		 30.2
(86.4)		 29.0
(84.2)		 21.9
(71.4)		 12.5
(54.5)		 2.1
(35.8)		 −4.7
(23.5)		 12.1
(53.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −10.4
(13.3)		 −10.3
(13.5)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 8.3
(46.9)		 16.3
(61.3)		 21.1
(70.0)		 23.2
(73.8)		 21.5
(70.7)		 14.6
(58.3)		 6.7
(44.1)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 −8.2
(17.2)		 6.5
(43.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −14.1
(6.6)		 −14.5
(5.9)		 −7.4
(18.7)		 2.6
(36.7)		 9.3
(48.7)		 13.9
(57.0)		 16.0
(60.8)		 14.2
(57.6)		 8.3
(46.9)		 2.1
(35.8)		 −4.7
(23.5)		 −11.6
(11.1)		 1.2
(34.2)
Record low °C (°F) −43.1
(−45.6)		 −40.5
(−40.9)		 −35.2
(−31.4)		 −24.3
(−11.7)		 −6.8
(19.8)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 4.3
(39.7)		 0.4
(32.7)		 −7.6
(18.3)		 −19.2
(−2.6)		 −32.6
(−26.7)		 −39.2
(−38.6)		 −43.1
(−45.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 25
(1.0)		 21
(0.8)		 25
(1.0)		 24
(0.9)		 32
(1.3)		 32
(1.3)		 39
(1.5)		 22
(0.9)		 27
(1.1)		 37
(1.5)		 27
(1.1)		 27
(1.1)		 338
(13.3)
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) 20
(7.9)		 29
(11)		 23
(9.1)		 2
(0.8)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 3
(1.2)		 10
(3.9)		 29
(11)
Average rainy days 5 4 6 9 10 11 10 9 10 12 10 7 103
Average snowy days 20 16 10 2 0.2 0 0 0 0.1 3 11 18 80
Average relative humidity (%) 83 81 81 65 55 57 58 57 61 73 83 83 70
Mean monthly sunshine hours 84 120 165 227 314 304 324 293 220 136 64 65 2,316
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[3]
Source 2: NOAA (sun, 1961–1990)[4]

Sport

Petr Atoyan Stadium

FC Akzhayik are a Kazakhstani football club based in Petr Atoyan Stadium.

Bandy is the principal sport in the city. Akzhayik Sports Club, based in the Yunost Stadium, is the only professional team in the country and plays in the second highest division of Russia.[5] In September 2017, the Kazakhstan Bandy Federation bought the club.[6]

The city sent a team to the Spartakiade 2009 and the finished second.[7] All the players of the Under-23 national team in the 2013–14 season came from Oral.[8] After the Kazakhstan national bandy team took the gold medal at the 2011 Asian Winter Games, the team came back to Oral in triumph.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Алматы қаласыАлмалы ауданыӘкімінің аппараты". www.almaly.almaty.kz.
  2. 1 2 "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Weather and Climate - The Climate of Uralsk/Oral" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved 3 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
  4. ↑ "Uralsk (Oral) Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Akzhayik / LiveTV". www.livetv.ru. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Google Translate". translate.google.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Video from the triumphant homecoming Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Oral.
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