Begen
Begen
Беген | |
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 Begen and its lake | |
  Begen Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 51°11′02″N 79°02′42″E / 51.18389°N 79.04500°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Abai Region |
| District | Beskaragay District |
| Rural District | Begen Rural District |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,133 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
Begen (Kazakh: Беген; Russian: Бегень) is a settlement in Beskaragay District, Abai Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Begen Rural District (KATO code — 633635100). Population: 1,507 (2009 census results); 1,740 (1999 census results).
Geography
Begen lies 42 kilometers (26 mi) to the west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border, and 45 kilometers (28 mi) to the northwest of Beskaragay, the district capital. There is a shallow salt lake on the southwestern side of the village. Lake Shoshkaly lies 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the northwest and Sormoildy 25 kilometers (16 mi) to the NNE.
References
- ↑ "База КАТО". Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- 1 2 "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Итоги Национальной переписи населения Республики Казахстан 2009 года" (PDF). Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-13.
- ↑ "M-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ↑ Google Earth.
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