Botakara (Kazakh: Ботақара), known as "Ulyanovsk" until 1997, is a settlement in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It is the capital of Bukhar-Zhyrau District and the administrative center of the Botakara rural district (KATO code - 354030100).[1] Population: 5,351 (2009 Census results);[2] 5,166 (1999 Census results).[2][3]
Botakara
Ботақара | |
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 Ancient burial ground marker | |
  Botakara Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 50°03′40″N 73°42′56″E / 50.06111°N 73.71556°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Karaganda Region |
| District | Bukhar-Zhyrau District |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 5,223 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
| Postcode | 100400 |
Archaeology edit
The Botakara Bronze Age burial ground is an archaeological site located 14 km (8.7 mi) west of the town.[4]
Geography edit
Botakara lies in the Kazakh Uplands by the banks of the Nura river. Lake Botakara is located to the north. The Karaganda — Karkaralinsk highway and the Karaganda — Karagaily railway pass through the village.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "База КАТО". Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27.
- ^ a b "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 2013-02-27.
- ^ Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia - Almaty: Kazakh encyclopedias, 2004. - T. I. - ISBN 9965-9389-9-7
- ^ "M-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Google Earth.
External links edit
- History of Kazakhstan (in Russian)
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