Zhanaarka

Zhanaarka Жаңаарқа
Municipal Library
Zhanaarka Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 48°41′02″N71°38′15″E / 48.68389°N 71.63750°E / 48.68389; 71.63750
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Ulytau Region
District	Zhanaarka District
Area
• Total	14 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	17,559
Time zone	UTC+6
Postcode	101500

Zhanaarka, ^[a] known as Atasu ^[1] until 2020, 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: 14,265 (2009 census results); ^[3] 14,281 (1999 census results). ^{[3] [4]}

Geography

Zhanaarka is located 320 kilometers (200 mi) to the northeast of Zhezkazgan city, by the confluence of the Sarysu and Zhaman Sarysu rivers. Lake Koktinkoli lies 35 kilometers (22 mi) to the southeast of the town. ^{[5] [6]}

Notes

1. • Kazakh: Жаңаарқа, romanized: Jañaarqa, pronounced [ʒɑŋɑ́.ɑrqʰɑ́] ; lit. 'New Back'
   • Russian: Жанаарка, romanized: Žanaarka, pronounced [ʐɐˌna.ɐrˈka]

References

1. 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. "База КАТО". Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
3. "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
4. "Итоги Национальной переписи населения Республики Казахстан 2009 года" (PDF). Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-13.
5. "M-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)" . Retrieved 28 April 2024.
6. Google Earth.

External links

• Media related to Zhanaarka at Wikimedia Commons