Karsakpay

Karsakpay (Template:Lang-ru), is a town in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. Population: Template:Kz-census2009 Template:Kz-census1999

Geography

Karsakpay is located on a mostly flat and arid plain at about Template:Convert 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 Template:Convert and Template:Convert in each month. The average temperature ranges from Template:Convert in July to Template:Convert in January, whilst extremes range from Template:Convert to Template:Convert.

Transport

Karsakpay is connected by road to the city of Jezkazgan Template:Convert 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.