district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Almaty Region
Almaty Region ( ), formerly known as the Alma-Ata Region until 1993, is a region in Kazakhstan, located in the southeastern part of the country. It surrounds, but does not include, the eponymous city of Almaty. Its capital is Qonaev.
Geography
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in
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
. The administrative center of the district is the selo of
Bakanas
Bakanas (, ''Baqanas'') is a village in Kazakhstan, the regional center of Balkhash district of Almaty region. The administrative center of the Bakanas rural district. The Bakanas is the final pier on the banks of the Ili river
The Ili Rive ...
. Population:
Geography
The Balkhash District is located in the northwestern part of
Almaty Region
Almaty Region ( ), formerly known as the Alma-Ata Region until 1993, is a region in Kazakhstan, located in the southeastern part of the country. It surrounds, but does not include, the eponymous city of Almaty. Its capital is Qonaev.
Geography
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. It occupies the territory from the Malaysarinsky ridges in the southeast to the southern shores of
Lake Balkhash
Lake Balkhash, also spelt Lake Balqash (, , ), is a lake in southeastern Kazakhstan, one of the largest lakes in Asia and the 15th largest in the world. It is located in the eastern part of Central Asia and sits in the Balkhash-Alakol Basin, ...
in the north, part of the
Saryesik-Atyrau Desert
The Saryesik Atyrau Desert (, ''Saryesıkatyrau'') is a desert in the Balkhash-Alakol Basin,Taukum and the Zhusandala Plain. 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
Ili, ILI, Illi may refer to:
Abbreviations
* Indian Law Institute
* Influenza-like illness
* Intelligent Land Investments
* Intensive lifestyle intervention, a type of lifestyle medicine
* International Law Institute, a non-profit organization ...
with a length of 1001 km. The Akdala irrigation system was laid along its right bank.