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.
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.
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.
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.