Kosh-Agach

Kosh-Agach (Russian: Кош-Ага́ч; Altay: Кӧжӧӧ-Агаш,^[2] Koş-Agaş; Kazakh: Қосағаш, Qosağaş) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Kosh-Agachsky District of the Altai Republic, Russia. Population: 7,900 (2010 Census);^[4] 5,701 (2002 Census);^[8] 3,501 (1989 Soviet census).^[9]

Kosh-Agach Кош-Агач
Selo[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Altai	Кӧжӧӧ-Агаш[2]
• Kazakh	Қосағаш
View of the Yuzhno-Chuysky ridge
Coat of arms
Location of Kosh-Agach
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Coordinates: 49°59′42″N 88°40′02″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Altai Republic
Administrative district	Kosh-Agachsky District[1]
Selsoviet	Kosh-Agachsky[3]
Founded	1801
Elevation	1,758 m (5,768 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	7,900
Administrative status
• Capital of	Kosh-Agachsky District,[1] Kosh-Agachsky Selsoviet[3]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Kosh-Agachsky Municipal District[5]
• Rural settlement	Kosh-Agachskoye Rural Settlement[5]
• Capital of	Kosh-Agachsky Municipal District,[5] Kosh-Agachskoye Rural Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+6 (MSK+3 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	649780
OKTMO ID	84610430101

Geography

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification, Kosh-Agach has a subarctic climate (Dwc), bordering upon a cold arid climate (BWk). The village experiences short, mild summers and long, frigid and extremely dry winters. It is one of the driest places in Russia with annual precipitation just 124 millimetres or 4.88 inches, and just 39 millimetres or 1.54 inches from September to May.

Climate data for Kosh-Agach
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	1.5 (34.7)	4.3 (39.7)	14.9 (58.8)	24.9 (76.8)	28.2 (82.8)	30.6 (87.1)	33.2 (91.8)	31.2 (88.2)	27.3 (81.1)	19.4 (66.9)	8.9 (48.0)	2.9 (37.2)	33.2 (91.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−20.6 (−5.1)	−14.6 (5.7)	−2.9 (26.8)	8.2 (46.8)	14.6 (58.3)	20.7 (69.3)	22.4 (72.3)	20.4 (68.7)	14.1 (57.4)	4.9 (40.8)	−8.2 (17.2)	−17.8 (0.0)	3.4 (38.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−27.3 (−17.1)	−22.6 (−8.7)	−10.5 (13.1)	1.0 (33.8)	7.4 (45.3)	13.5 (56.3)	15.3 (59.5)	13.1 (55.6)	6.6 (43.9)	−2.2 (28.0)	−14.7 (5.5)	−24.0 (−11.2)	−3.7 (25.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−32.1 (−25.8)	−28.5 (−19.3)	−17.0 (1.4)	−5.3 (22.5)	0.6 (33.1)	6.7 (44.1)	9.1 (48.4)	6.4 (43.5)	−0.4 (31.3)	−8.3 (17.1)	−19.8 (−3.6)	−28.5 (−19.3)	−9.8 (14.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−55.1 (−67.2)	−50.9 (−59.6)	−47.9 (−54.2)	−34.0 (−29.2)	−13.8 (7.2)	−6.5 (20.3)	−2.2 (28.0)	−6.2 (20.8)	−23.9 (−11.0)	−32.3 (−26.1)	−46.7 (−52.1)	−51.2 (−60.2)	−55.1 (−67.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3 (0.1)	1 (0.0)	1 (0.0)	4 (0.2)	9 (0.4)	22 (0.9)	35 (1.4)	28 (1.1)	7 (0.3)	5 (0.2)	6 (0.2)	3 (0.1)	124 (4.9)
Source: www.pogodaiklimat.ru[10]

Geology

The Baratal limestone, potentially the oldest atoll in the world, was found here.^[11][12]