Botakara

For the body of water, see Botakara (lake).

Botakara Ботақара
Ancient burial ground marker
Botakara Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 50°03′40″N 73°42′56″E
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Karaganda Region
District	Bukhar-Zhyrau District
Population  (2019)
• Total	5,223
Time zone	UTC+6
Postcode	100400

Botakara (Kazakh: Ботақара), known as "Ulyanovsk" until 1997, is a settlement in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It is the capital of Bukhar-Zhyrau District and the administrative center of the Botakara rural district (KATO code - 354030100).[1] Population: 5,351 (2009 Census results);[2] 5,166 (1999 Census results).[2][3]

History

Founded in 1901 as the village of Sannikovskoye by Ukrainian settlers from Kherson, Chernihiv and Tauride provinces.[4] During its existence, it changed its name several times. By decree of the NKVD on November 2, 1920, the village of Sannikovo, Akmola district, was renamed to Trotskoye, and the Sannikovsky volost was renamed to Trotskaya.[5] From 1934 to 1961 the village was called Kolkhoznoe. In 1961, the village was given the status of a workers' settlement and the name Ulyanovsky, which it bore until 1997.[6]

Archaeology

The Botakara Bronze Age burial ground is an archaeological site located 14 km (8.7 mi) west of the town.[7]

Geography

Botakara lies in the Kazakh Uplands by the banks of the Nura river. Lake Botakara is located to the north. The Karaganda — Karkaralinsk highway and the Karaganda — Karagaily railway pass through the village.[8][9]

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. "Украинский шлях в Ботакаре - Индустриальная Караганда онлайн - Новости Караганды и Карагандинской области". 2021-05-20. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
5. "ГПИБ | Сулькевич С. И. Административно-политическое строение Союза ССР : (Материалы о территориальных преобразованиях с 1917 г. по 1 июля 1925 г.). - Л., 1926". 2019-03-19. Archived from the original on 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
6. "View". 2019-02-01. Archived from the original on 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
7. Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia - Almaty: Kazakh encyclopedias, 2004. - T. I. - ISBN 9965-9389-9-7
8. "M-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
9. Google Earth.

External links

• History of Kazakhstan (in Russian)