Aksuat

For the waterbody, see Aksuat (lake).

Aksuat (/ˌɑːksuˈɑːt/; Kazakh: Ақсуат / Aqsuat [ɑqsʊˈwɑt]; Russian: Аксуат, IPA: [əksʊˈat]) is a village in Aksuat District, Abai Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the district. It had a population of 6,126 (2009 census results);^[1] 7,503 (1999 census results).^[1]

Aksuat Ақсуат
Aksuat
Coordinates: 47°45′43.95″N 82°48′5.85″E
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Abai Region
District	Aksuat District
Government
• Type	Akimat
• Akim	Uvaliyev Toktar
Elevation	1,781 ft (543 m)
Time zone	UTC+6 (+6)
Post code	071500 -071515
Area code	+7 72346
Website	tarbagatay.vko.gov.kz

Toponymy

The name Aksuat derives from two Kazakh words: ақ (aq) "white" and суат (sýat) "pond".

History

Aksuat was part of Tarbagatay District of East Kazakhstan Region until 2022, when the Aksuat District of Abai Region was established.^[2]

Climate

Extreme continental. Winter is cold (in January average temperature – 22°С, – 30°С) and summer is hot (in July average temperature + 25°С, + 35°С). Very poor precipitation (200 – 300 mm/year) mostly in the winter season.^[3]

Climate data for Aksuat (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−13.1 (8.4)	−9.3 (15.3)	−0.2 (31.6)	15.5 (59.9)	22.7 (72.9)	27.9 (82.2)	29.4 (84.9)	28.3 (82.9)	21.8 (71.2)	12.9 (55.2)	0.0 (32.0)	−9.4 (15.1)	10.5 (50.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−18.4 (−1.1)	−15.2 (4.6)	−6.0 (21.2)	8.0 (46.4)	15.1 (59.2)	20.6 (69.1)	22.1 (71.8)	20.6 (69.1)	13.8 (56.8)	5.4 (41.7)	−5.6 (21.9)	−14.5 (5.9)	3.8 (38.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−23.0 (−9.4)	−20.3 (−4.5)	−11.1 (12.0)	1.2 (34.2)	7.7 (45.9)	13.5 (56.3)	15.4 (59.7)	13.4 (56.1)	6.6 (43.9)	−0.8 (30.6)	−10.0 (14.0)	−18.9 (−2.0)	−2.2 (28.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	9.9 (0.39)	7.5 (0.30)	10.3 (0.41)	14.1 (0.56)	22.0 (0.87)	33.3 (1.31)	39.5 (1.56)	20.4 (0.80)	14.2 (0.56)	14.7 (0.58)	15.2 (0.60)	13.1 (0.52)	214.2 (8.43)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	3.2	2.9	3.1	3.5	4.9	5.6	7.0	4.3	3.3	3.7	4.2	3.8	49.5
Source: NOAA[4]