Karakalpakia (town) explained

Karakalpakia
Settlement Type:Urban-type settlement
Native Name:Karakalpakiya
Pushpin Map:Uzbekistan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates:44.7667°N 56.2°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uzbekistan
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous Republic
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Qońırat District
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:4500
Timezone:UZT
Utc Offset:+5

Karakalpakia (Karakalpak: Karakalpakiya) is an urban-type settlement of Qońırat district in the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan.[1] Its population was 3,013 people in 1989,[2] and 4,500 in 2016.[3]

Climate

Karakalpakia has a continental desert climate (Köppen: BWk),[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan. uz, ru. July 2020. The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics.
  2. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng89_reg2.php Population census-1989
  3. Book: Shaharlar geografiyasi. Geography of cities. uz. Soliyev, A.S.. 147., listed as "Qoraqalpogʻistan"
  4. Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. . Nature: Scientific Data . en.