Karsakpay Explained

Official Name:Karsakpay
Native Name:Qarsaqpaı
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:280
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates:47.8333°N 66.75°W
Established Title:Creation
Established Date:1911
Elevation M:488
Population Total:1668
Population As Of:2009
Area Code:+7 7102
Utc Offset:+6

Karsakpay (Korsakpay Plant; Kazakh: Қарсақпай, Qarsaqpaı; Russian: Карсакпай), is a town in the Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan. Population: Known for its cold climate and the beautiful lake its situated next to.

Geography

Karsakpay is located on a mostly flat and arid plain at about 500m (1,600feet) above sea level. The town lies on the southern side of a dam.

Climate

Karsakpay has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk), with very warm summers and very cold winters. Precipitation, either in the form of rain or snow, is quite frequent, but light, and does not follow any significant pattern over the year, with between 10mm and 20mm in each month. The average temperature ranges from 23.2°C in July to -15°C in January, whilst extremes range from 42.2C to NaNC.

Transport

Karsakpay is connected by road to the city of Jezkazgan 87km (54miles) to the east. Other roads connect the town of Zhezdi to the north-east, and to the small settlements of Baykonyr, Kiyakty, and Koskol to the west.

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47.8333°N 111°W