Zhanaarka Explained

Official Name:Zhanaarka
Other Name:Жаңаарқа
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:Ulytau Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Zhanaarka District
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:17559
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:48.6839°N 71.6375°W
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code: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: [3]

Geography

Zhanaarka is located 320km (200miles) to the northeast of Zhezkazgan city, by the confluence of the Sarysu and Zhaman Sarysu rivers. Lake Koktinkoli lies 35km (22miles) to the southeast of the town.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. https://adilet.zan.kz/kaz/docs/V20K0005726 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. Web site: База КАТО. Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927150729/http://www.stat.kz/klassifikacii/DocLib/государственные/katonew1.xls. 2013-09-27.
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: M-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 28 April 2024.
  5. [Google Earth]