Lepsi should not be confused with Lepsy.
Lepsi | |
Native Name: | Лепсі |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kazakhstan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kazakhstan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Jetisu Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Sarkand District |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Total: | 2567 |
Timezone: | Omsk Time |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 46.3469°N 78.3319°W |
Elevation M: | 1,018 |
Lepsi (kk|Лепсі, Lepsı), is a village in Sarkand District, Jetisu Region, in south-eastern Kazakhstan,[1] located at an altitude of 1,018 meters above sea level. It is 124 km (82 miles) away from the regional center Taldykorgan and 924 km (574 miles) from the capital city of Nur-Sultan.[2] It is located to the south of Lake Balkhash, on the Lepsy River. It is a stop on the train between Almaty and Semey on the Turkestan–Siberia Railway.
The village is the seat of, which also includes the village (Көкжиде, pop. 489) and railway stations Akbalik (Акбалик, pop. 90), Arganati (Арганати, pop. 40), Karatas (Каратас, pop. 94), Keregetas (Керегетас, pop. 14), Kokshalgin (Кокшалгин, pop. 25), and Sarikurak (Сарикурак, pop. 19).