Official Name: | Sarkand |
Native Name: | Сарқан |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kazakhastan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kazakhstan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Jetisu Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Sarkand District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Total: | 14305 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 45.41°N 79.9186°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 041500-041502 |
Area Code: | 72839 |
Sarkand (Kazakh: Сарқан, Sarqan) is a town in Sarkand District in Jetisu Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. It is the capital of the district.
Sarkand has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfa)[1] with cold winters and hot summers.