Balkhash District

Balkhash District (Kazakh: Балқаш ауданы, Balqaş audany) is a district of Almaty Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Bakanas.[3] Population: 30,402 (2013 estimate);[2] 30,047 (2009 Census results);[4] 30,967 (1999 Census results).[4]

Balkhash
District
Балқаш ауданы
CountryKazakhstan
RegionAlmaty Region
Administrative centerBakanas
Government
 • Akim (mayor)Tokpeisov Galym Kasymovich[1]
Area
 • Total14,400 sq mi (37,400 km2)
Population
 (2013)[2]
 • Total30,402
Time zoneUTC+6 (East)

Geography

Balkhash region is located in the northwestern part of Almaty Region. It occupies the territory from the Malaysarinsky ridges in the southeast to the southern coast of the lake Balkhash, in the north - part of the desert Saryesik-Atyrau Desert, in the west and south - the sands of Taukum. The relief is flat. The climate is continental. Winter is cold, summer is hot and dry. The average temperatures in January are -13-15°C, in July 24°C. The average annual amount of precipitation is 100-150 mm. The largest river is Ili with a length of 1001 km. The Akdala irrigation system was laid along its right bank.[5]

References
  1. "Акимат Балхашского района".
  2. "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. "www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  4. "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  5. "Расположение резервата". ile-balkhash.kz.

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