Karasu (village)

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
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)
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]

References

1. "База КАТО". Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27.
2. "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
3. "Итоги Национальной переписи населения Республики Казахстан 2009 года" (PDF). Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-13.
4. "N-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 16 August 2022.
5. Google Earth.
6. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Karasu". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 2, 2024.