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{{Infobox settlement
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|official_name = Taldykorgan
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| native_name = {{native name|kk|Талдықорған}}<br />{{native name|ru|Талдыкорган}}
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| subdivision_name = [[Kazakhstan]]
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| established_title2 = Founded
| established_title2 = Founded
| established_date2 = 1868
| established_date2 = 1868
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| established_title3 = City status
| established_date3 = 1944
| established_date3 = 1944
| government_type =
| leader_title = [[Akim]]
| government_type =
| leader_name = [[Aset Masabaev]]
| leader_title = [[Akim]]
| leader_name = [[Yernat Basil]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/kz/taldykorgan-akimi-bolyp-ernat-bazil-tagayyndaldy_a4084870 |title=Талдықорған әкімі болып Ернат Бәзіл тағайындалды |language=kk |publisher=inform.kz |date=2023-06-30|access-date=}}</ref>
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| population_total = 129,960
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| population_metro = 146,844
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| postal_code = 040000 - 040012
| postal_code = 040000 - 040012
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'''Taldykorgan''' ({{lang-kk|Талдықорған|translit=Taldyqorğan}}; {{lang-ru|Талдыкорган|Taldykorgan}}), 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''' ({{langx|kk|Талдықорған}}, {{lang|kk-latn|Taldyqorğan}}, {{IPA-kk|tɑɫˌdəqorˈʁɑn|pron|Kk-taldykorgan.ogg}}; {{langx|ru|Талдыкорган}}), formerly spelled '''Taldy-Kurgan''' until 1993, is the capital (called an administrative center) of [[Jetisu Region]], [[Kazakhstan]]. According to the [[2010 Kazakh Census]], the population is 143,407.


The town was founded in the 19th century as the village of Gavrilovka and developed into the present city on the same site. The town grew slowly in its early years. After the completion of the railway connection many Russian farmers moved to the area of the town. Russians are the second-largest ethnic group after the Kazakhs among the 70 nationalities living in Taldykorgan. A total of 143,000 people live in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Taldykorgan|url=https://samarkandtours.com/kazakhstan/taldykorgan/|url-status=live|access-date=April 13, 2021}}</ref> Taldykorgan has been selected as the prospective capital of the new [[Zhetysu Region]], announced by [[President of Kazakhstan|President]] [[Kassym-Jomart Tokayev|Tokayev]] on 16 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=В Казахстане появится четыре новых региона|url=https://www.interfax.ru/world/828462 |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=Interfax.ru |language=ru}}</ref>
The town was founded in the 19th century as the village of Gavrilovka and developed into the present city on the same site. The town grew slowly in its early years. After the completion of the railway connection many Russian farmers moved to the area of the town. Russians are the second-largest ethnic group after the Kazakhs among the 70 nationalities living in Taldykorgan. A total of 143,000 people live in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Taldykorgan|url=https://samarkandtours.com/kazakhstan/taldykorgan/|access-date=April 13, 2021}}</ref> Taldykorgan previously served as the capital city of Taldykorgan Region from 1944 to 1997 and [[Almaty Region]] from 1997 to 2022 and now serves as the capital of the new [[Jetisu Region]]. The change was announced by [[President of Kazakhstan|President]] [[Kassym-Jomart Tokayev|Tokayev]] on 16 March 2022 and officially came into force on 8 June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=В Казахстане появится четыре новых региона|url=https://www.interfax.ru/world/828462 |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=Interfax.ru |language=ru}}</ref> In that same decree, the capital of Almaty Region was moved to the city of [[Konaev]].

During WWII, Taldykorgan also served as a temporary home for thousands of evacuees from the Soviet Union's western regions. Thousands of women and children from Southern Ukraine were able to evacuate by ship to Novorossiysk and travel inland by train to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
Taldykorgan has a diverse range of educational facilities, including a university, institutes, institutions, technical training colleges, secondary schools and kindergartens. There are 27 public health facilities, a city cinema, a theatre, libraries, amusement parks, a stadium and sports complex and swimming pools. Some facilities have been poorly maintained since the end of the Soviet era.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.advantour.com/kazakhstan/almaty/taldykorgan.htm |title= Taldykorgan Travel Guide - Tours, Attractions and Things to do|website=www.advantour.com |access-date=2007-07-27}}{{SemiBareRefNeedsTitle|date=May 2022}}</ref>
Taldykorgan has a diverse range of educational facilities, including a university, institutes, institutions, technical training colleges, secondary schools and kindergartens. There are 27 public health facilities, a city cinema, a theatre, libraries, amusement parks, a stadium and sports complex and swimming pools. Some facilities have been poorly maintained since the end of the Soviet era.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.advantour.com/kazakhstan/almaty/taldykorgan.htm |title=Taldykorgan Travel Guide - Tours, Attractions and Things to do |website=www.advantour.com |access-date=2007-07-27}}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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|Belarusians
|Belorussians
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|177
|0.12%
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==Climate==
==Climate==
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Taldıqorğan has a [[Humid continental climate|hot, dry-summer continental climate]]. There is more rainfall in spring and autumn while winter summer have mostly dry weather. The average annual temperature in Taldıqorğan is {{convert|7.7|°C|1}}. About {{convert|370|mm|2|abbr=on}} of precipitation falls annually.
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Taldıqorğan has a [[Humid continental climate|hot, dry-summer continental climate]] (''Dfa''). There is more rainfall in spring and autumn while winter and summer have mostly dry weather. The average annual temperature in Taldıqorğan is {{convert|7.7|°C|1}}. About {{convert|370|mm|2|abbr=on}} of precipitation falls annually.

{{Weather box|location = Taldıqorğan
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y

|Jan high C = -4.5
|Feb high C = -3.1
|Mar high C = 5.0
|Apr high C = 16.0
|May high C = 22.6
|Jun high C = 27.2
|Jul high C = 29.9
|Aug high C = 28.8
|Sep high C = 23.5
|Oct high C = 14.7
|Nov high C = 5.9
|Dec high C = -1.3

|Jan low C = -14.7
|Feb low C = -13.6
|Mar low C = -5.1
|Apr low C = 3.7
|May low C = 10.0
|Jun low C = 14.5
|Jul low C = 16.7
|Aug low C = 14.6
|Sep low C = 9.0
|Oct low C = 2.1
|Nov low C = -5.1
|Dec low C = -10.7

|Jan precipitation mm = 25
|Feb precipitation mm = 23
|Mar precipitation mm = 35
|Apr precipitation mm = 42
|May precipitation mm = 45
|Jun precipitation mm = 32
|Jul precipitation mm = 22
|Aug precipitation mm = 13
|Sep precipitation mm = 21
|Oct precipitation mm = 40
|Nov precipitation mm = 39
|Dec precipitation mm = 33
|year precipitation mm= 370


{{Weather box
|source = Climate-Data.org,Climate data
|location= Taldykorgan (1991–2020)
|date=25 January 2018}}
|single line= Yes
|metric first= Yes
|Jan high C= -1.8
|Feb high C= 0.7
|Mar high C= 8.9
|Apr high C= 18.7
|May high C= 24.3
|Jun high C= 29.9
|Jul high C= 31.9
|Aug high C= 30.9
|Sep high C= 25.3
|Oct high C= 17.8
|Nov high C= 7.9
|Dec high C= 0.3
|year high C=
|Jan mean C= -8.5
|Feb mean C= -5.4
|Mar mean C= 2.5
|Apr mean C= 11.7
|May mean C= 17.3
|Jun mean C= 22.6
|Jul mean C= 24.5
|Aug mean C= 23.0
|Sep mean C= 17.1
|Oct mean C= 9.8
|Nov mean C= 1.5
|Dec mean C= -5.9
|year mean C=
|Jan low C= -14.5
|Feb low C= -10.6
|Mar low C= -2.8
|Apr low C= 5.0
|May low C= 10.1
|Jun low C= 15.0
|Jul low C= 16.9
|Aug low C= 14.5
|Sep low C= 9.3
|Oct low C= 3.2
|Nov low C= -3.2
|Dec low C= -11.0
|year low C=
|precipitation colour= green
|Jan precipitation mm= 33.5
|Feb precipitation mm= 36.9
|Mar precipitation mm= 40.0
|Apr precipitation mm= 40.5
|May precipitation mm= 38.8
|Jun precipitation mm= 30.2
|Jul precipitation mm= 31.1
|Aug precipitation mm= 18.4
|Sep precipitation mm= 15.8
|Oct precipitation mm= 34.3
|Nov precipitation mm= 49.6
|Dec precipitation mm= 40.9
|year precipitation mm= 409.8
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days= 6.5
|Feb precipitation days= 6.4
|Mar precipitation days= 6.0
|Apr precipitation days= 6.3
|May precipitation days= 5.8
|Jun precipitation days= 5.2
|Jul precipitation days= 5.2
|Aug precipitation days= 3.1
|Sep precipitation days= 3.1
|Oct precipitation days= 4.8
|Nov precipitation days= 7.0
|Dec precipitation days= 7.4
|year precipitation days=
|source =[[NOAA]],<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web
|url =https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Kazakhstan/XLS/Taldykorgan_38337.xls
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020: Taldykorgan
|publisher=[[National Centers for Environmental Information]] |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>}}


==Transport==
==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]].
[[Taldykorgan Airport]] services [[Astana]]. Its train station services [[Central Kazakhstan]], [[Central Asia]], [[Russia]], the [[Baltic States]] and the [[People's Republic of China]].


==Sport==
==Sport==
The city has a football club, [[FC Zhetysu]] Taldykorgan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/countries/kz/121815.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-07-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930204239/http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/countries/kz/121815.html |archive-date=2007-09-30 }} retrieved 2007-07-27</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/match/super-league/fc-zhetysu-taldykorgan/fc-irtysh-pavlodar/450289/ |title= Zhetysu vs. Irtysh - 21 July 2007 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=2007-07-27}}{{SemiBareRefNeedsTitle|date=May 2022}}</ref>
The city has a football club, [[FC Zhetysu]] Taldykorgan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/countries/kz/121815.html |title=FK Zhetysu Taldykorgan brand logo &#124; Best Brands of the World - vector logotypes, brand, logo, logotype, logos |access-date=2007-07-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930204239/http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/countries/kz/121815.html |archive-date=2007-09-30 }} retrieved 2007-07-27</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/match/super-league/fc-zhetysu-taldykorgan/fc-irtysh-pavlodar/450289/ |title=Zhetysu vs. Irtysh - 21 July 2007 - Soccerway |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=2007-07-27}}</ref>


==Notable residents==
==Notable residents==
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* [http://www.eufo.de/football/kaz/2007/zhetrgan.htm 2007 Soccer team]


{{Almaty Region}}
{{Jetisu Region}}
{{Cities of Kazakhstan}}
{{Cities of Kazakhstan}}


{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Populated places in Almaty Region]]
[[Category:Populated places in Jetisu Region]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Kazakhstan]]

Latest revision as of 18:48, 23 December 2024

Taldykorgan
Талдықорған (Kazakh)
Талдыкорган (Russian)
City
Flag of Taldykorgan
Flag
Official seal of Taldykorgan
Seal
Taldykorgan is located in Kazakhstan
Taldykorgan
Taldykorgan
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 45°01′0″N 78°22′0″E / 45.01667°N 78.36667°E / 45.01667; 78.36667
CountryKazakhstan
RegionJetisu Region
Founded1868
City status1944
Government
 • AkimYernat Basil[1]
Area
 • City
74 km2 (29 sq mi)
Elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • City
129,960
 • Density1,184/km2 (3,070/sq mi)
 • Metro
146,844
Time zoneUTC+5 (East)
Postal code
040000 - 040012
Area code72822
Vehicle registrationB, V, 05
Websitewww.taldykorgan.gov.kz

Taldykorgan (Kazakh: Талдықорған, Taldyqorğan, pronounced [tɑɫˌdəqorˈʁɑn] ⓘ; Russian: Талдыкорган), formerly spelled Taldy-Kurgan until 1993, is the capital (called an administrative center) of Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan. According to the 2010 Kazakh Census, the population is 143,407.

The town was founded in the 19th century as the village of Gavrilovka and developed into the present city on the same site. The town grew slowly in its early years. After the completion of the railway connection many Russian farmers moved to the area of the town. Russians are the second-largest ethnic group after the Kazakhs among the 70 nationalities living in Taldykorgan. A total of 143,000 people live in the city.[2] Taldykorgan previously served as the capital city of Taldykorgan Region from 1944 to 1997 and Almaty Region from 1997 to 2022 and now serves as the capital of the new Jetisu Region. The change was announced by President Tokayev on 16 March 2022 and officially came into force on 8 June 2022.[3] In that same decree, the capital of Almaty Region was moved to the city of Konaev.

During WWII, Taldykorgan also served as a temporary home for thousands of evacuees from the Soviet Union's western regions. Thousands of women and children from Southern Ukraine were able to evacuate by ship to Novorossiysk and travel inland by train to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

Facilities

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Taldykorgan has a diverse range of educational facilities, including a university, institutes, institutions, technical training colleges, secondary schools and kindergartens. There are 27 public health facilities, a city cinema, a theatre, libraries, amusement parks, a stadium and sports complex and swimming pools. Some facilities have been poorly maintained since the end of the Soviet era.[4]

Demographics

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The ethnic composition of Taldykorgan according to the 2010 Kazakh Census was:[5][6]

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%
Belarusians 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

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, Taldıqorğan has a hot, dry-summer continental climate (Dfa). There is more rainfall in spring and autumn while winter and summer have mostly dry weather. 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 Taldykorgan (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.8
(28.8) 		0.7
(33.3) 		8.9
(48.0) 		18.7
(65.7) 		24.3
(75.7) 		29.9
(85.8) 		31.9
(89.4) 		30.9
(87.6) 		25.3
(77.5) 		17.8
(64.0) 		7.9
(46.2) 		0.3
(32.5) 		16.2
(61.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −8.5
(16.7) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		2.5
(36.5) 		11.7
(53.1) 		17.3
(63.1) 		22.6
(72.7) 		24.5
(76.1) 		23.0
(73.4) 		17.1
(62.8) 		9.8
(49.6) 		1.5
(34.7) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		9.2
(48.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −14.5
(5.9) 		−10.6
(12.9) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		5.0
(41.0) 		10.1
(50.2) 		15.0
(59.0) 		16.9
(62.4) 		14.5
(58.1) 		9.3
(48.7) 		3.2
(37.8) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		−11.0
(12.2) 		2.7
(36.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 33.5
(1.32) 		36.9
(1.45) 		40.0
(1.57) 		40.5
(1.59) 		38.8
(1.53) 		30.2
(1.19) 		31.1
(1.22) 		18.4
(0.72) 		15.8
(0.62) 		34.3
(1.35) 		49.6
(1.95) 		40.9
(1.61) 		409.8
(16.13)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.5 6.4 6.0 6.3 5.8 5.2 5.2 3.1 3.1 4.8 7.0 7.4 66.8
Source: NOAA,[7]

Transport

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

Sport

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The city has a football club, FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan.[8][9]

Notable residents

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Талдықорған әкімі болып Ернат Бәзіл тағайындалды" (in Kazakh). inform.kz. 2023-06-30.
  2. ^ "Taldykorgan". Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "В Казахстане появится четыре новых региона". Interfax.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  4. ^ "Taldykorgan Travel Guide - Tours, Attractions and Things to do". www.advantour.com. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ Национальный состав населения Казахстана по переписи 2009
  7. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020: Taldykorgan". National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  8. ^ "FK Zhetysu Taldykorgan brand logo | Best Brands of the World - vector logotypes, brand, logo, logotype, logos". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-27. retrieved 2007-07-27
  9. ^ "Zhetysu vs. Irtysh - 21 July 2007 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2007-07-27.

Further reading

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