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{{Infobox settlement
 | official_name = Petropavl / Petropavlovsk
 | native_name = Петропавл<br>Петропавловск
 | motto =
 | image_skyline = Petropavl mosque.jpg 
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 | image_seal = Seal Petropavl.svg
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 |pushpin_map            = Kazakhstan
 |pushpin_label_position =bottom
 |pushpin_mapsize        = 280
 |pushpin_map_caption    =Location in Kazakhstan
 |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]]
 |subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Kazakhstan|Region]]
 |subdivision_type2 =
 |subdivision_name = [[Kazakhstan]]
 |subdivision_name1 = [[North Kazakhstan Region]]
 |subdivision_name2 =
 | established_title = Founded
 | established_date = 1752
 | established_title2 = City Status
 | established_date2 = 1807
 | established_title3 =
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 | government_type =
 | leader_title =Akim <small>([[mayor]])</small>
 | leader_name =[[Nurzhan Ashimbetov]]
 | area_magnitude =
 | area_total_sq_mi =
 | area_total_km2 = 221.6
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 | population_as_of=2009
 | population_footnotes =
 | population_total = 201,446
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 | population_density_sq_mi =
 | population_density_km2 =auto
 | timezone = [[Almaty Time|ALMT]]
 | utc_offset = +6
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 |coordinates      = {{coord|54|53|0|N|69|10|0|E|region:KZ|display=inline}}
 | elevation_footnotes=
 | elevation_m = 140
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 | postal_code_type = [[Postal code]]
 | postal_code = 150001 - 150013
 | area_code = +7 7152
 | registration_plate = T
 | website = {{URL|http://www.petropavl.sko.kz/}}
 | footnotes =
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'''Petropavl''' ({{lang-kk|Петропавл/Petropavl}}) or '''Petropavlovsk''' ({{lang-ru|Петропавловск, ''Petropavlovsk''}}, not to be confused with [[Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky]]), is a city on the [[Ishim River]] in northern [[Kazakhstan]] close to the border with [[Russia]], about 261&nbsp;km west of [[Omsk]] along the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]]. It is the capital of the [[North Kazakhstan Region]].<ref>[http://www.soltustik.stat.kz/dinamik/raion/Petropavlovsk.htm Город Петропавловск]</ref> Population: {{Kz-census2009|201,446|punct=;}} {{Kz-census1999|203,523|punct=.}}

==History==
Petropavl was founded in 1752 as a Russian fort extending Russian settlement and influence into the nomadic Kazakh territories to the south. The fort got its name after two Christian saints, apostles [[St Peter|Peter]] and [[St Paul|Paul]]. It was granted the status of city in 1807. Petropavl was an important trading center for silk and carpets until the [[Russian Revolution of 1917]].

==Transport==

[[File:Petropavl-trainstation.jpg|thumb|right|Railway station in Petropavl]]

Petropavl has a railway station with connections to the Russian capital [[Moscow]] and Kazakhstan's capital [[Astana]].

[[Petropavl Airport]] is located {{convert|11|km|0|abbr=on}} south of the city.

==Climate==
Petropavl has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfb'') with cold, dry winters and warm, wetter summers.
{{Weather box
|location = Petropavl (1981–2010)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 4.5
|Feb record high C = 6.7
|Mar record high C = 14.5
|Apr record high C = 31.0
|May record high C = 37.2
|Jun record high C = 40.3
|Jul record high C = 40.5
|Aug record high C = 38.6
|Sep record high C = 33.6
|Oct record high C = 26.2
|Nov record high C = 15.6
|Dec record high C = 3.7
|year record high C = 40.5
|Jan high C = -11.8
|Feb high C = -10.4
|Mar high C = -2.8
|Apr high C = 9.1
|May high C = 19.3
|Jun high C = 24.6
|Jul high C = 25.5
|Aug high C = 23.0
|Sep high C = 16.4
|Oct high C = 8.4
|Nov high C = -3.6
|Dec high C = -9.7
|year high C = 7.3
|Jan mean C = -15.8
|Feb mean C = -15.0
|Mar mean C = -7.8
|Apr mean C = 3.7
|May mean C = 12.6
|Jun mean C = 18.3
|Jul mean C = 19.7
|Aug mean C = 17.0
|Sep mean C = 10.7
|Oct mean C = 3.7
|Nov mean C = -7.3
|Dec mean C = -13.6
|year mean C = 2.2
|Jan low C = -20.0
|Feb low C = -19.4
|Mar low C = -12.5
|Apr low C = -1.2
|May low C = 6.2
|Jun low C = 12.0
|Jul low C = 14.0
|Aug low C = 11.6
|Sep low C = 5.7
|Oct low C = -0.3
|Nov low C = -10.9
|Dec low C = -17.6
|year low C = -2.7
|Jan record low C = -48.0
|Feb record low C = -42.5
|Mar record low C = -36.8
|Apr record low C = -26.4
|May record low C = -17.6
|Jun record low C = -2.6
|Jul record low C = 1.3
|Aug record low C = -4.0
|Sep record low C = -9.4
|Oct record low C = -25.6
|Nov record low C = -37.5
|Dec record low C = -45.0
|year record low C = -48.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 22
|Feb precipitation mm = 17
|Mar precipitation mm = 16
|Apr precipitation mm = 22
|May precipitation mm = 31
|Jun precipitation mm = 37
|Jul precipitation mm = 66
|Aug precipitation mm = 47
|Sep precipitation mm = 33
|Oct precipitation mm = 30
|Nov precipitation mm = 30
|Dec precipitation mm = 27
|year precipitation mm = 378
|Jan humidity = 82
|Feb humidity = 80
|Mar humidity = 80
|Apr humidity = 69
|May humidity = 58
|Jun humidity = 62
|Jul humidity = 69
|Aug humidity = 71
|Sep humidity = 71
|Oct humidity = 77
|Nov humidity = 84
|Dec humidity = 82
|year humidity = 74
|Jan rain days = 1
|Feb rain days = 1
|Mar rain days = 4
|Apr rain days = 8
|May rain days = 14
|Jun rain days = 14
|Jul rain days = 13
|Aug rain days = 14
|Sep rain days = 15
|Oct rain days = 12
|Nov rain days = 5
|Dec rain days = 2
|year rain days = 103
|Jan snow days = 20
|Feb snow days = 17
|Mar snow days = 14
|Apr snow days = 6
|May snow days = 2
|Jun snow days = 0.1
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 8
|Nov snow days = 17
|Dec snow days = 20
|year snow days = 104
|Jan sun = 77
|Feb sun = 130
|Mar sun = 188
|Apr sun = 235
|May sun = 287
|Jun sun = 308
|Jul sun = 307
|Aug sun = 245
|Sep sun = 184
|Oct sun = 107
|Nov sun = 74
|Dec sun = 62
|year sun = 2204
|source 1 = Pogoda.ru.net<ref name="pogoda">{{cite web
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161125135032/http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/28676.htm
| archivedate = 25 November 2016
| url = http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/28676.htm
| title = Weather and Climate - The Climate of Petropavlovsk (Petropavl)
| accessdate = 25 November 2016
| publisher = Weather and Climate (Погода и климат)
| language = Russian}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[NOAA]] (sun, 1961–1990)<ref name = NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_II/KS/28679.TXT
| title = Petropavlovsk Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| accessdate = 25 November 2016}}</ref>
|date= November 2012}}

==Education==
Petropavl is the location of [[North Kazakhstan State University, named for M. Kozybaev]], established in 1937 as Petropavlovsk Teachers Training Institute.<ref>[http://www.nkzu.kz/history/historyen.asp "The History of NKSU,"] North Kazakhstan State University, www.nkzu.kz/ —In English.</ref>

==Sports==
The city's [[bandy]] team in the [[Spartakiade (Kazakhstan)|Spartakiade]] 2009 on home ice was victorious.<ref>http://akghaik.ucoz.ru/photo/9-3-0-0-2</ref> In 2013 it was hosted in Petropavl again, this time the team from [[Khromtau]] won.[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=kk&u=http://kk.sport.gov.kz/%3Fp%3D7461&prev=search] 12-17 December 2016 a cup to the memory of Kazbek Baybulov is played at Stadium Karasay in Petropavl.[https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rusbandy.ru%2Fnews%2F10126%2F]

Olympic gold medal winning [[Road bicycle racing|cyclist]] [[Alexander Vinokourov]] is a native of the city.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}

==International relations==
{{see also|List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_Asia#Kazakhstan|l1=List of twin towns and sister cities in Kazakhstan}}

===Twin towns — Sister cities===
Petropavl is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:

* {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Omsk]], [[Russia]]

==Footnotes==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.petropavl.sko.kz/ Official website]
* [http://www.petropavl.kz/ Informal website]
* [http://www.topix.com/kz/petropavlovsk Petropavl local News in English]

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