Josaly Explained

Official Name:Josaly
Other Name:Жосалы
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kyzylorda Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Karmakshy District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:18563
Utc Offset:+5
Coordinates:45.4893°N 64.0915°W
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:120500, 120501, 120502

Josaly or Zhosaly (Kazakh: Жосалы) is an urban-type settlement in the Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Karmakshy District (KATO code - 434630100).[1] Population: [2]

Geography

Josaly is located on the right bank of the Syr Darya river, close to the western limit of the Daryalyktakyr plain. Zhosaly (formerly Dzhusaly) railway station, built in 1905, is located in the northern part of the town, 160km (100miles) northwest of Kyzylorda.[3] [4]

Climate

Josaly has a continental desert climate (Köppen: BWk),[5] characterized by very cold winters and very hot summers.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: База КАТО. Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927150729/http://www.stat.kz/klassifikacii/DocLib/государственные/katonew1.xls. 2013-09-27.
  2. Web site: Итоги Национальной переписи населения Республики Казахстан 2009 года. Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. https://web.archive.org/web/20130513004943/http://www.stat.kz/p_perepis/DocLib1/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%201%20%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC.pdf. 2013-05-13.
  3. Web site: L-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 10 October 2022.
  4. [Google Earth]
  5. Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. . Nature: Scientific Data . en.