Kapchagay

Kapchagay
Қапшағай
Капчага́й

On Lake Kapchagay
Coordinates: 43°53′0″N 77°5′0″E / 43.88333°N 77.08333°ECoordinates: 43°53′0″N 77°5′0″E / 43.88333°N 77.08333°E
Country Kazakhstan
Province Almaty Province
Population (2013)
  Total 56,861
Time zone Omsk Time (UTC+6)
Area code(s) 72772

Kapchagay (Kazakh: Қапшағай, Russian: Капчага́й) is a city in Almaty Province of Kazakhstan.[1] It is located on the Ili River, and has been built along with the construction of Kapchagay Dam on that river in the 1960s. The dam has formed Kapchagay Reservoir (a.k.a. Lake Kapchagay), a popular weekend destination for beach-goers from Almaty. Population: 39,855 (2009 Census results);[2] 33,428 (1999 Census results).[2]

References

  1. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Geonames database entry. (search) Accessed 2011-05-12.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

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