Taldykorgan

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Taldykorgan

| native_name = {{native name|kk|Талдықорған}}
{{native name|ru|Талдыкорган}}

| motto =

| image_skyline = Кадыргали Жалайыр.jpg

| image_flag = Flag of Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan.gif

| image_seal = Taldykorgan_seal.png

| image_map =

| map_caption =

| pushpin_map = Kazakhstan

| pushpin_label_position = bottom

| pushpin_mapsize = 280

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kazakhstan

| settlement_type = City

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_type2 =

| subdivision_name = Kazakhstan

| subdivision_name1 = Jetisu Region

| subdivision_name2 =

| established_title =

| established_date =

| established_title2 = Founded

| established_date2 = 1868

| established_title3 = City status

| established_date3 = 1944

| government_type =

| leader_title = Akim

| leader_name = Yernat Basil{{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=}}

| area_total_km2 = 74

| area_land_km2 =

| area_water_km2 =

| population_as_of = 2013

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 129,960

| population_urban =

| population_metro = 146,844

| population_density_km2 = 1184

| timezone = East

| utc_offset = +5

| timezone_DST =

| utc_offset_DST =

| coordinates = {{coord|45|01|0|N|78|22|0|E|region:KZ|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 600

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 040000 - 040012

| area_code = 72822

| registration_plate = B, V, 05

| footnotes =

| website = {{URL|http://www.taldykorgan.gov.kz/}}

}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Taldykorgan|url=https://samarkandtours.com/kazakhstan/taldykorgan/|access-date=April 13, 2021}} 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.{{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}} 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, including a significant number of Jewish people from Odessa, were able to evacuate by ship to Novorossiysk and travel inland by train to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

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.{{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}}

Demographics

The ethnic composition of Taldykorgan according to the 2010 Kazakh Census was:[http://www.stat.kz/publishing/DocLib4/2010/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%8F/Bull_Hsany2010.rar 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] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117233602/http://www.stat.kz/publishing/DocLib4/2010/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%8F/Bull_Hsany2010.rar |date=2013-01-17 }}[http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kazakhstan-ethnic2010.htm Национальный состав населения Казахстана по переписи 2009]

class="wikitable"

!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

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 {{convert|7.7|°C|1}}. About {{convert|370|mm|2|abbr=on}} of precipitation falls annually.

{{Weather box

|location= Taldykorgan (1991–2020)

|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,{{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}}}}

Transport

Taldykorgan Airport services Astana. 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/countries/kz/121815.html |title=FK Zhetysu Taldykorgan brand logo | 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{{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}}

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

{{flagicon|Turkey}} Antalya, Turkey.
{{flagicon|England}} Manchester, United Kingdom.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080115195847/http://www.taldyk.central.kz/ Taldykorgan]
[http://www.eufo.de/football/kaz/2007/zhetrgan.htm 2007 Soccer team]

Category:Populated places in Jetisu Region

Category:Cities and towns in Kazakhstan