Zhanaarka

Zhanaarka
Жаңаарқа
Municipal Library
Municipal Library
Zhanaarka is located in Kazakhstan
Zhanaarka
Zhanaarka
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 48°41′02″N 71°38′15″E / 48.68389°N 71.63750°E / 48.68389; 71.63750
CountryKazakhstan
RegionUlytau Region
DistrictZhanaarka District
Area
 • Total
14 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
17,559
Time zoneUTC+6
Postcode
101500

Zhanaarka (Kazakh: Жаңаарқа; Russian: Жанаарка) —until 2020 Atasu,[1] is a settlement in Zhanaarka District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the district and the only populated center of the Atasu rural district (KATO code - 354430100).[2] Population: 14,265 (2009 Census results);[3] 14,281 (1999 Census results).[3][4]

Geography

Zhanaarka is located 320 kilometers (200 mi) to the northeast of Zhezkazgan city, by the confluence of the Sarysu and Zhaman Sarysu rivers. Lake Koktinkoli lies 35 kilometers (22 mi) to the southeast of the town.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Қарағанды облысы Жаңаарқа ауданындағы Атасу кентін қайта атау туралы (Number of the population of the Republic of Kazakhstan by gender and type of local area —as of January 1, 2023)
  2. ^ "База КАТО". Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27.
  3. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Итоги Национальной переписи населения Республики Казахстан 2009 года" (PDF). Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-13.
  5. ^ "M-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ^ Google Earth.
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