Alga, Kazakhstan

Town in Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan

49°54′10″N 57°20′0″E / 49.90278°N 57.33333°E / 49.90278; 57.33333CountryKazakhstanRegionAktobe RegionElevation

270 m (890 ft)Population

(2009)^[1]

• Total19 705Time zoneUTC+5 (Yekaterinburg Time)Area code+7 71337

Alga (Kazakh: Алға, Alğa) is a town in the Aktobe Region of western Kazakhstan. It is situated on the western bank of the Ilek (Jelek) River, and on the railway line from Aktobe to Aralsk. Population: 19,705 (2009 Census results);^[1]15,372 (1999 Census results).^[1]

It used to have a chemical phosphate plant which is now a ruin, but caused a lasting environmental damage as large quantities of chemical waste was collected in ponds without insulation to the aquifer.^{[citation needed]}

Climate

Climate data for Alga
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−9.9 (14.2)	−9.1 (15.6)	−2.2 (28.0)	12.9 (55.2)	22.8 (73.0)	27.7 (81.9)	30.1 (86.2)	28.2 (82.8)	21.5 (70.7)	10.4 (50.7)	0.3 (32.5)	−6.1 (21.0)	10.6 (51.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−19.2 (−2.6)	−19.3 (−2.7)	−12.1 (10.2)	0.3 (32.5)	7.7 (45.9)	12.6 (54.7)	15.3 (59.5)	12.7 (54.9)	6.7 (44.1)	−0.8 (30.6)	−7.7 (18.1)	−14.4 (6.1)	−1.5 (29.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	23 (0.9)	19 (0.7)	20 (0.8)	29 (1.1)	26 (1.0)	29 (1.1)	25 (1.0)	25 (1.0)	21 (0.8)	29 (1.1)	27 (1.1)	27 (1.1)	300 (11.8)
Source: Climate-data.org

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.