Sholakkorgan Explained

Official Name:Sholakkorgan
Other Name:Шолаққорған
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Turkestan Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Rural District
Subdivision Name3:Volodar Rural District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:12176
Timezone:East Kazakhstan Time
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:43.765°N 69.1758°W
Postal Code Type:Post code
Postal Code:161000

Sholakkorgan (Kazakh: Шолаққорған) is a settlement and the administrative center of Sozak District in Turkistan Region of Kazakhstan. It is the head of the Sholakkorgan rural district (KATO code - 515630100).[1] Population:

Geography

Sholakkorgan lies north of the Karatau Mountains, 110km (70miles) to the northeast of Turkistan city. Kumkent village is located 39km (24miles) to the east.[2]

Climate

Sholakkorgan has a semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk)[3] with cold winters and hot summers.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://sko.gov.kz/page.php?cat=3&page=akimaty_raionov_g_petropavlovska. ru:Акиматы районов, г. Петропавловска. Акимат Северо-Казахстанской области. Russian. 10 May 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091314/http://sko.gov.kz/page.php?cat=3&page=akimaty_raionov_g_petropavlovska. 18 May 2015.
  2. Web site: K-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 23 October 2022.
  3. Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. . Nature: Scientific Data . en.