Urtsadzor Ուրցաձոր | |
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  Urtsadzor  Urtsadzor | |
| Coordinates:39°54′45″N44°49′03″E / 39.91250°N 44.81750°E /39.91250; 44.81750 | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Ararat |
| Municipality | Vedi |
| Government | |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,587[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
Urtsadzor (Armenian:Ուրցաձոր) is a village in theVedi Municipality of theArarat Province ofArmenia containing the former village ofChimankend. The village was previously the administrative capital of the Gharabaghlar District which existed in 1937–1951 inSoviet Armenia before being reattached to the Ararat Province.
The village is located at semi-desert zone in the valley of Vedi River. There are about 15 pairs of White Storks breeding right in the village. Vicinity of the village have 131 species of butterflies and are recognized as Prime Butterfly Area.[2] Also number of bird species are recorded inside the village (e.g.Syrian Woodpecker,Levant Sparrowhawk, etc.) and its outskirts (e.g.Lanner Falcon,Grey-headed Bunting,Isabelline Wheatear, and others).[3]
Urtsadzor has acold Semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification:BSk)
| Climate data for Urtsadzor (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) | 18.4 (65.1) | 26.2 (79.2) | 31.8 (89.2) | 35.3 (95.5) | 39.5 (103.1) | 40.8 (105.4) | 41.5 (106.7) | 38 (100) | 33.2 (91.8) | 24.5 (76.1) | 20.8 (69.4) | 41.5 (106.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) | 0.1 (32.2) | 6.7 (44.1) | 12.4 (54.3) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.6 (70.9) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.3 (77.5) | 20.5 (68.9) | 14.1 (57.4) | 6.1 (43.0) | −0.2 (31.6) | 12.1 (53.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.5 (−6.7) | −16.8 (1.8) | −10.8 (12.6) | −8.7 (16.3) | −0.1 (31.8) | 5.1 (41.2) | 7.9 (46.2) | 9.4 (48.9) | 3.1 (37.6) | −2 (28) | −12.5 (9.5) | −22.5 (−8.5) | −22.5 (−8.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 29.1 (1.15) | 28.0 (1.10) | 40.7 (1.60) | 58.5 (2.30) | 54.3 (2.14) | 25.8 (1.02) | 17.6 (0.69) | 11.0 (0.43) | 15.0 (0.59) | 27.8 (1.09) | 30.3 (1.19) | 24.0 (0.94) | 362.1 (14.24) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1 mm) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 61.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 76.7 | 70.2 | 62.3 | 60.7 | 62.2 | 55 | 52.8 | 50.4 | 53.9 | 63.7 | 70.9 | 76.7 | 63.0 |
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39°54′45″N44°49′03″E / 39.91250°N 44.81750°E /39.91250; 44.81750
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