Urkash (village)

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: 297 (2009 Census results);^[2] 615 (1999 Census results).^[2][3]

Urkash Орқаш
Village
Urkash village in the Upper left sector
Urkash Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 51°20′30″N 62°19′30″E
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Kostanay Region
District	Kamysty District
Population  (2017)
• Total	150
Time zone	UTC+6 (East Kazakhstan Time)
Post code	110815

Geography

The village is located by river Karasu, 77 kilometers (48 mi) to the southeast of Kamysty, the administrative center of the district. Lake Teniz lies 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) to the southeast and lake Urkash 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the east. The Kazakhstan–Russia border stretches roughly from north to south about 40 kilometers (25 mi) to the west.^[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. "N-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 14 September 2022.
5. Google Earth.