Karasu (Kazakh: Қарасу) is a village in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center and the only significant inhabited place of Karasu District (KATO code - 395230100).[1] Population: 3,728 (2009 Census results);[2] 4,374 (1999 Census results).[2][3]
Karasu Қарасу | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Karasu by lake Koybagar | |
  Karasu Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 52°39′32″N 65°29′9″E / 52.65889°N 65.48583°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Kostanay Region |
| District | Karasu District |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 3,476 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (East Kazakhstan Time) |
| Post code | 030101 |
Geography
The village is located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the west of the northern shore of lake Koybagar, at a bend in river Karasu, which flows northwards, and then bends eastwards into the western shore of the lake.[4][5]
Climate
| Climate data for Karasu (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.9 (10.6) | −10.6 (12.9) | −3.1 (26.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.5 (77.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 10.1 (50.2) | −2.3 (27.9) | −9.4 (15.1) | 8.4 (47.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.0 (3.2) | −15.1 (4.8) | −7.7 (18.1) | 4.8 (40.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 19.1 (66.4) | 20.3 (68.5) | 18.6 (65.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 4.3 (39.7) | −6.1 (21.0) | −13.4 (7.9) | 2.9 (37.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.2 (−4.4) | −19.4 (−2.9) | −12.1 (10.2) | −0.5 (31.1) | 6.9 (44.4) | 12.1 (53.8) | 13.9 (57.0) | 12.1 (53.8) | 6.1 (43.0) | −0.5 (31.1) | −9.8 (14.4) | −17.4 (0.7) | −2.4 (27.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.1 (0.52) | 14.5 (0.57) | 18.5 (0.73) | 22.1 (0.87) | 32.7 (1.29) | 35.6 (1.40) | 46.7 (1.84) | 35.5 (1.40) | 24.2 (0.95) | 24.0 (0.94) | 19.7 (0.78) | 17.1 (0.67) | 303.7 (11.96) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 62 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||