Balkhash District

Balkhash
District
Балқаш ауданы
CountryKazakhstan
RegionAlmaty Region
Administrative centerBakanas
Government
 • Akim (mayor)Azat Kutpanbetov[1]
Area
 • Total
14,400 sq mi (37,400 km2)
Population
 (2013)[2]
 • Total
30,402
Time zoneUTC+6 (East)

Balkhash District (Kazakh: Балқаш ауданы, Balqaş audany) is a district of Almaty Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Bakanas.[3] Population: 30,402 (2013 estimate);[2] 30,047 (2009 Census results);[4] 30,967 (1999 Census results).[4]

Geography

The Balkhash District is located in the northwestern part of Almaty Region. It occupies the territory from the Malaysarinsky ridges in the southeast to the southern shores of Lake Balkhash in the north, part of the Saryesik-Atyrau Desert and in the west and south the sands of Taukum and the Zhusandala Plain. The relief is flat. The climate is continental. Winter is cold, summer is hot and dry. The average temperatures in January are -13-15°C, in July 24°C. The average annual amount of precipitation is 100-150 mm. The largest river is Ili with a length of 1001 km. The Akdala irrigation system was laid along its right bank.[5]

References

  1. ^ "В ЦИК назвали имена 45 новых акимов районов и городов областного значения. Две из них – женщины" (in Russian). kz.kursiv.media. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  2. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. ^ "www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  4. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Расположение резервата". ile-balkhash.kz.

44°49′19″N 76°16′04″E / 44.82194°N 76.26778°E / 44.82194; 76.26778


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