Jitiqara

The city of Jitiqara is located in the southwestern part of the Kostanay region, 217 kilometers from the regional center of the city of Kostanay on the Turgay Plateau, west of the Tobol River. Population: The territory of the city occupies an area of 6080 hectares, the height above sea level is 271 m.[https://web.archive.org/web/20191224115832/http://zhitikara.kostanay.gov.kz/apprat-akima/struktura-vlasti/ispolnitelnaya-vlast/gu-apparat-akima-goroda-zhitikary-zhitikarinskogo-rayona/plan_soc_econom_razvitiya.php ==History==

Jitiqara was founded in 1880 as the aul of Konildi. In 1915, it was renamed Zhitikara (Dzhetygara), and subsequently granted urban-type settlement status. In February 1932, okrugs were abolished, and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. Until 1936, the district administrative center of Zhitikara District was the settlement of Denisovka, and subsequently Dzhetygara was made the district center. On July 29, 1936, Kostanay Region was established as a part of Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, and Zhitikara District became a part of Kostanay Region. In 1997, the official spelling was changed to Jitiqara, and Jitiqara was made a town of district significance, the center of Zhitikara District. ==Economy==

Industry The main industrial enterprise in Jitiqara is the Kostanay Minerals, mainly producing asbestos. Transportation Jitiqara is a terminal of the railway side line leading to the station of Tobol which is located on the railway between Kartaly and Astana. The town is connected by roads with Kostanay via Rudny and with Kartaly. ==Climate==

Jitiqara has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb), characterized by frigid winters and warm summers. {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Jitiqara (1991–2020) | Jan high C = -10.8 | Feb high C = -9.4 | Mar high C = -2.0 | Apr high C = 11.9 | May high C = 21.8 | Jun high C = 27.0 | Jul high C = 27.9 | Aug high C = 26.9 | Sep high C = 20.2 | Oct high C = 11.0 | Nov high C = -1.1 | Dec high C = -8.3 | year high C = 9.6 | Jan mean C = -14.7 | Feb mean C = -14.0 | Mar mean C = -6.9 | Apr mean C = 5.5 | May mean C = 14.3 | Jun mean C = 19.5 | Jul mean C = 20.9 | Aug mean C = 19.3 | Sep mean C = 12.7 | Oct mean C = 4.8 | Nov mean C = -5.1 | Dec mean C = -12.3 | year mean C = 3.7 | Jan low C = -18.7 | Feb low C = -18.3 | Mar low C = -11.4 | Apr low C = 0.0 | May low C = 7.3 | Jun low C = 12.4 | Jul low C = 14.5 | Aug low C = 12.9 | Sep low C = 6.4 | Oct low C = -0.3 | Nov low C = -8.9 | Dec low C = -16.2 | year low C = -1.7 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 14.7 | Feb precipitation mm = 17.4 | Mar precipitation mm = 19.9 | Apr precipitation mm = 24.0 | May precipitation mm = 40.6 | Jun precipitation mm = 32.4 | Jul precipitation mm = 47.2 | Aug precipitation mm = 30.2 | Sep precipitation mm = 21.1 | Oct precipitation mm = 27.1 | Nov precipitation mm = 19.7 | Dec precipitation mm = 19.4 | year precipitation mm = 313.7 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 4.3 | Feb precipitation days = 4.5 | Mar precipitation days = 4.3 | Apr precipitation days = 5.0 | May precipitation days = 6.3 | Jun precipitation days = 5.8 | Jul precipitation days = 6.6 | Aug precipitation days = 4.9 | Sep precipitation days = 4.3 | Oct precipitation days = 5.1 | Nov precipitation days = 5.1 | Dec precipitation days = 4.8 | year precipitation days = 61.0 | source 1 = NOAA ==See also==