Aksay, West Kazakhstan Region

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| settlement_type = Town

| official_name = Ақсай (Aqsay)

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| subdivision_name1 = West Kazakhstan Region

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Borili District

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Yerkebulan Ikhsanov

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| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1936

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| area_code = 71133

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Aksay ({{langx|kk|Ақсай|Aqsai}}) is a town in north-western Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Borili District in West Kazakhstan Region. Population: {{Kz-census2009|32,873|punct=;}} {{Kz-census1999|28,953|punct=.}}

It is an important oil and gas town, serving as an operational base for the nearby Karachaganak Field.

Climate

Aksay has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa).

{{Weather box|location = Aksay

|metric first = Y

|single line = Y

|Jan high C = -8.9

|Feb high C = -8.2

|Mar high C = -1.2

|Apr high C = 13.6

|May high C = 23.1

|Jun high C = 27.5

|Jul high C = 29.6

|Aug high C = 27.8

|Sep high C = 21.3

|Oct high C = 10.4

|Nov high C = 0.9

|Dec high C = -5.1

|Jan low C = -17.1

|Feb low C = -17.3

|Mar low C = -9.8

|Apr low C = 1.9

|May low C = 9.0

|Jun low C = 13.7

|Jul low C = 16.1

|Aug low C = 14.0

|Sep low C = 8.1

|Oct low C = 0.7

|Nov low C = -5.6

|Dec low C = -12.4

|Jan precipitation mm = 23

|Feb precipitation mm = 18

|Mar precipitation mm = 18

|Apr precipitation mm = 20

|May precipitation mm = 21

|Jun precipitation mm = 37

|Jul precipitation mm = 35

|Aug precipitation mm = 25

|Sep precipitation mm = 28

|Oct precipitation mm = 31

|Nov precipitation mm = 33

|Dec precipitation mm = 32

|year precipitation mm= 321

|source = [https://en.climate-data.org/location/44881/ Climate-data.org]

|date=03 March 2018}}

References

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{{West Kazakhstan Region}}

Category:Populated places in West Kazakhstan Region

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