Stepnogorsk
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Stepnogorsk (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a town in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.
History
Stepnogorsk was established in 1959, and has been a town since 1964. It began as a closed town with code names Tselinograd-25 (Template:Langx), Makinsk-2 (Template:Langx). The town is known as a nuclear and biochemical site,[1] which was known as the Stepnogorsk Scientific and Technical Institute for Microbiology.
Demographics
As of 2023, the town’s urban population was estimated at 48,343.[2] Historically, the 2009 census recorded 46,712 residents, and the 1999 census recorded 47,372.
Climate
Stepnogorsk has a sharply continental, arid climate. Spring is typically dry and windy, with large swings between high daytime temperatures and below-freezing nights. In summer, mostly cloudless and hot conditions prevail, caused by intense warming of the steppe. A stable snow cover usually forms by mid-November and remains for 130–150 days, with an average depth of around 20–22 cm. Temperatures can drop below −25 °C for 10–14 days each January, occasionally lasting up to 20 days during severe winters. The coldest winter on record was 1976–1977 (down to −44.4 °C with high winds), and the strongest winds—28–34 m/s—occurred in winter 1995. Spring sets in during the second half of March and lasts 1.5–2 months, with daily highs typically reaching 0 °C in early April. The hottest recorded summer occurred in August 2002, when temperatures reached +44 °C. An aurora borealis was observed on 14 and 16 March 1989. According to local meteorological data from 2012–2019 (GISMETEO), the average annual temperature is about +4.6 °C.
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References
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- ↑ Report includes interview with a microbiologist who "ran a huge bioweapons production plant in Stepnogorsk"
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External links
- STEPNOGORSK Online - Unofficial web site since 1999Template:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". mirrorTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (in Russian)
- Advertising and Information Portal town Stepnogorsk Kazakhstan (in Russian)
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