Urkash (village) explained

Official Name:Urkash
Other Name:Орқаш
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kostanay Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kamysty District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2017
Population Total:150
Timezone:East Kazakhstan Time
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:51.3417°N 62.325°W
Postal Code Type:Post code
Postal Code:110815

Urkash or Orkash (Kazakh: Орқаш; Russian: Уркаш) is a village in Kamysty District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Urkash Rural District (KATO code - 394857100).[1] Population: [2]

Geography

The village is located by river Karasu, 77km (48miles) to the southeast of Kamysty, the administrative center of the district. Lake Teniz lies 2km (01miles) to the southeast and lake Urkash 20km (10miles) to the east. The Kazakhstan–Russia border stretches roughly from north to south about 40km (30miles) to the west.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: База КАТО. Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927150729/http://www.stat.kz/klassifikacii/DocLib/%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5/katonew1.xls. 2013-09-27.
  2. Web site: Итоги Национальной переписи населения Республики Казахстан 2009 года. Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. https://web.archive.org/web/20130513004943/http://www.stat.kz/p_perepis/DocLib1/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%201%20%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC.pdf. 2013-05-13.
  3. Web site: N-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 14 September 2022.
  4. [Google Earth]