Shemonaikha
Shemonaikha
Town in East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
Shemonaikha (Kazakh: Шемонаиха, Şemonaiha; Russian: Шемонаиха) is a town in Shemonaikha District in East Kazakhstan Region of eastern Kazakhstan. It is located on the banks of the Uba River, a right tributary of the Irtysh. Population: 19,127 (2009 Census results);[1] 19,924 (1999 Census results).[1]
Shemonaikha
Шемонаиха | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 50°37′36.9264″N 81°54′39.3984″E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | East Kazakhstan |
| District | Shemonaikha District |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,127 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Astana Time) |
Shemonaikha was founded in 1766 as the settlement of Shemonayevskoye. The name was derived from the name of the first settler.[2] In 1896, it was the seat of Alexandrovskaya Volost of Zmeinogorsky Uyezd, Tomsk Governorate.[3] In 1917, Zmeinogorsky Uyezd was transferred to Altai Governorate. On June 13, 1921 the area was transferred to Semipalatinsk Governorate.[4]
On January 17, 1928 Semipalatinsk Governorate was abolished, and Shemonaikha became the administrative center of Shemonaikha District of Semipalatinsk Okrug of the Kazak Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic. On December 17, 1930 the okrug was abolished, and the districts were directly subordinated to the republic. On February 20, 1932 East Kazakhstan Region was established, and Shemonaikha District became a part of the region.[5] In 1938, after completion of the railway between Rubtsovsk and Ridder, Shemonaikha was granted urban-type settlement status. In 1961, it was granted town status.[2]
Industry
Most of the industrial enterprises in Shemonaikha are related to the food industry.[6]
Transportation
Shemonaikha has a railway station at the railway connecting Lokot (which is connected with Barnaul and Semey) and Zashchita (with further connections to Ridder, Oskemen, and Zyryanovsk). There is an infrequent passenger traffic to Barnaul, Astana, and Ridder.
The town is connected by the A10 road with Oskemen and has also road access to Semey.
There is a local museum in Shemonaikha.[2]
A monument to the two best known novels of Anatoli Ivanov was established in 2009.[7]
Charsk has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb)[8] with frigid winters and warm summers.
| Climate data for Shemonaikha (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.9 (3.4) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.0 (−5.8) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
0.4 (32.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.2 (1.15) |
27.2 (1.07) |
31.9 (1.26) |
31.1 (1.22) |
37.3 (1.47) |
39.2 (1.54) |
60.5 (2.38) |
44.7 (1.76) |
27.1 (1.07) |
41.9 (1.65) |
46.0 (1.81) |
37.5 (1.48) |
453.6 (17.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.8 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 86.7 |
| Source: NOAA[9] | |||||||||||||
- Birthplace of Anatoli Ivanov (writer)
- Birthplace of Ruslan Murashkin, former Russian professional football player
- "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- История Шемонаихинского района (in Russian). Официальный сайт акима Шемонаихинского района. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- Информационная сводка о Шемонаихинском районе (in Russian). Казахстан на карте. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- Дурново, И.В. Из истории образования Восточно-Казахстанской области (in Russian). Государственный архив Восточно-Казахстанской области. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- Промышленность (in Russian). Официальный сайт акима Шемонаихинского района. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- "Shemonaikha". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).
- "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Shemonaikha". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 18, 2024.