Karakalpakia (town)
Karakalpakia Karakalpakiya | |
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Urban-type settlement | |
Coordinates: 44°46′00″N 56°12′00″E / 44.76667°N 56.20000°E | |
Country | Uzbekistan |
Autonomous Republic | Karakalpakstan |
District | Qońırat District |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 4,500 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
Karakalpakia (Karakalpak: Karakalpakiya) is an urban-type settlement of Qońırat district in the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan.[1] Its population was 3,013 people in 1989,[2] and 4,500 in 2016.[3]
Climate
[edit]Karakalpakia has a continental desert climate (Köppen: BWk),[4]
Climate data for Karakalpakia (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) | −2.8 (27.0) | −0.6 (30.9) | 8.7 (47.7) | 19.2 (66.6) | 27.1 (80.8) | 33.3 (91.9) | 35.5 (95.9) | 34.0 (93.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 6.3 (43.3) | −0.6 (30.9) | 17.0 (62.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) | −5.2 (22.6) | 2.8 (37.0) | 12.2 (54.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 26.4 (79.5) | 18.6 (65.5) | 10.1 (50.2) | 1.3 (34.3) | −4.4 (24.1) | 10.8 (51.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) | −9.1 (15.6) | −1.8 (28.8) | 6.1 (43.0) | 12.9 (55.2) | 18.2 (64.8) | 20.7 (69.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 11.2 (52.2) | 3.8 (38.8) | −2.8 (27.0) | −7.7 (18.1) | 5.0 (41.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.3 (0.60) | 11.9 (0.47) | 19.2 (0.76) | 21.6 (0.85) | 16.4 (0.65) | 14.3 (0.56) | 8.1 (0.32) | 5.5 (0.22) | 4.5 (0.18) | 11.4 (0.45) | 17.1 (0.67) | 14.6 (0.57) | 159.9 (6.30) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 92 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 95.8 | 130.8 | 184.4 | 231.1 | 305.6 | 346.5 | 356.7 | 341.0 | 280.0 | 223.1 | 125.7 | 86.3 | 2,707 |
Source: NOAA[5] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
- ^ Population census-1989
- ^ Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 147., listed as "Qoraqalpogʻistan"
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Karakalpakia". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 19, 2024.