Kulsary
Kulsary (Kazakh: Құлсары, Qulsary) is a town and the center of the Zhylyoi District in the Atyrau Region of western Kazakhstan.[1] Population: {{Kz-census2020]60,429|punct=;}} 38,518 (1999 Census results).[2]
Kulsary | |
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Town | |
  Kulsary Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 46°59′N 54°01′E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Atyrau Region |
| District | Zhylyoi District |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (Central Asia Time) |
The city is located 11 kilometers from the Emba River, and 230 kilometers from the city of Atyrau, the center of the Atyrau Region. The railroad station is on the Makat-Beyneu line.
The city is home to the mining of petroleum and a scrap metal processing plant. It also has a most remarkable cemetery made up of domed chambers large enough to be houses.[3]
Climate
Kulsary has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification: BWk).
| Climate data for Kulsary | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
14.7 (58.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.6 (16.5) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −12.7 (9.1) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
3.5 (38.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12 (0.5) |
10 (0.4) |
11 (0.4) |
15 (0.6) |
14 (0.6) |
13 (0.5) |
12 (0.5) |
11 (0.4) |
10 (0.4) |
15 (0.6) |
16 (0.6) |
15 (0.6) |
154 (6.1) |
| Source: http://en.climate-data.org/location/25891/ | |||||||||||||
Kulsary
References
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 12 May 2011.
- "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
Capital: Atyrau | ||
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