Taipak

Taipak
Тайпақ
Village
Taipak is located in Kazakhstan
Taipak
Taipak
Coordinates: 49°02′03″N 51°49′44″E / 49.03417°N 51.82889°E / 49.03417; 51.82889
Country Kazakhstan
RegionWest Kazakhstan Region
DistrictAkzhaik District
Population
 (2009)
 • Total4,692
Time zoneUTC+5 (UTC + 5)

Taipak (Kazakh: Тайпақ), until 1996 known as Kalmykovo (Russian: Калмыково)[1] is a village in western Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Taipak Rural District (KATO code - 273273100), Akzhaik District in the West Kazakhstan Region. Population: 4,692 (2009 Census results);[2] 5,070 (1999 Census results).[2] The rural district includes Taipak, Tompak and Shabdarzhap (Шабдаржап), former Kharkino.[3]

Geography

Taipak is located on the right bank of the Ural River. The Bagyrlai flows 15 km (9.3 mi) to the west.[4][5]

Climate

Climate data for Taipak (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −5.2
(22.6)
−3.8
(25.2)
4.7
(40.5)
17.2
(63.0)
25.5
(77.9)
31.2
(88.2)
33.4
(92.1)
32.0
(89.6)
24.4
(75.9)
15.0
(59.0)
3.8
(38.8)
−3.2
(26.2)
14.6
(58.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −8.9
(16.0)
−8.4
(16.9)
−0.5
(31.1)
10.3
(50.5)
18.2
(64.8)
23.9
(75.0)
26.2
(79.2)
24.3
(75.7)
16.9
(62.4)
8.5
(47.3)
−0.5
(31.1)
−6.6
(20.1)
8.6
(47.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −12.2
(10.0)
−12.1
(10.2)
−4.6
(23.7)
4.5
(40.1)
11.7
(53.1)
17.0
(62.6)
19.4
(66.9)
17.4
(63.3)
10.4
(50.7)
3.4
(38.1)
−3.6
(25.5)
−9.6
(14.7)
3.5
(38.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 15.5
(0.61)
13.4
(0.53)
14.3
(0.56)
20.4
(0.80)
18.4
(0.72)
17.3
(0.68)
14.4
(0.57)
12.5
(0.49)
14.8
(0.58)
19.2
(0.76)
15.1
(0.59)
16.6
(0.65)
191.9
(7.56)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 4.8 3.5 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.3 2.6 2.3 2.6 3.9 3.9 4.7 43.5
Source: NOAA[6]

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