Begen

Begen (Kazakh: Беген; Russian: Бегень) is a settlement in Beskaragay District, Abai Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Begen Rural District (KATO code — 633635100).[1] Population: 1,507 (2009 Census results);[2] 1,740 (1999 Census results).[2][3]

For other meanings, see Begin.
Begen
Беген
Begen and its lake
Begen
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 51°11′02″N 79°02′42″E
CountryKazakhstan
RegionAbai Region
DistrictBeskaragay District
Rural DistrictBegen Rural District
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,133
Time zoneUTC+6

Geography

Begen lies 42 kilometers (26 mi) to the west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border, and 45 kilometers (28 mi) to the northwest of Beskaragay, the district capital. There is a shallow salt lake on the southwestern side of the village. Lake Shoshkaly lies 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the northwest and Sormoildy 25 kilometers (16 mi) to the NNE.[4][5]

References
  1. "База КАТО". Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27.
  2. "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. "Итоги Национальной переписи населения Республики Казахстан 2009 года" (PDF). Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-13.
  4. "M-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. Google Earth.
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