Ushtobe
Ushtobe (Kazakh: Үштөбе, Üştöbe) is a town and seat of Karatal District in the Jetisu Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. Population: 24,895 (2009 Census results); 22,472 (1999 Census results).
The Central Hospital of District is located in Ushtobe.
History
The town is considered significant to Koryo-saram, ethnic Koreans of the mainland Soviet Union, as it served as the first dropoff point and community after their 1937 forced deportation to Central Asia. There is now a Kazakhstan–Korea Friendship Park that marks the location of their first community. There is also a Karatal Korean History Center that has exhibits with authentic houses and historical materials from their life in the area.
Climate
Ushtobe has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk), characterized by cold winters and hot summers.
| Climate data for Ushtobe (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.7 (12.7) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.4 (0.88) |
22.3 (0.88) |
23.8 (0.94) |
24.4 (0.96) |
29.9 (1.18) |
24.3 (0.96) |
27.9 (1.10) |
16.0 (0.63) |
12.2 (0.48) |
24.2 (0.95) |
32.3 (1.27) |
28.1 (1.11) |
287.8 (11.33) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 58.2 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||