Koktal [1] ( Kazakh. Koktal ) is a village in the Panfilovsky district of the Almaty region of Kazakhstan . The administrative center of the Koktal rural district. It is located about 18 km west of the city of Zharkent , the administrative center of the district, at an altitude of 605 meters above sea level [2] . The KATO code is 195639100 [3] .
| Village | |
| Koktal | |
|---|---|
| kaz. Kөktal | |
| A country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | Almaty |
| Rural area | Panfilovsky |
| Rural district | Koktalsky |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | 1872 |
| Former names | Borohudzir, camp. Golubevskaya |
| Center height | 605 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 6 |
| Population | |
| Population | ▼ 10 360 people ( 2009 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 72831 |
| Postcode | 041316 |
| Car code | 05 (formerly B, V) |
| CATO Code | 195639100 |
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Etymology
Translated from the Kazakh language, the word koktal means " willow ."
History
The village of Golubevskaya was founded in 1872 on the site of the Borokhudzir picket, by 19 peasant families, immigrants from the Tobolsk province. Three years later, 50 families of Siberian Cossacks were settled here.
Named in honor of the astronomer and surveyor Alexander Fedorovich Golubev , who conducted geodetic work in these parts. In 1926 it was renamed the village of Koktal [4] .
In 1931-1956, Koktal was the center of the Oktyabrsky district .
Population
In 1999, the village population was 10,814 people (5328 men and 5486 women) [5] . According to the 2009 census , 10 360 people lived in the village (5148 men and 5212 women) [5]
Famous Natives
- Akhmadov, Ramzan Ayubovich May 30, 1954 - People's Artist of Russia .
- Sultanov, Kuanysh Sultanovich May 12, 1945 - Kazakhstani politician, journalist , political scientist .
Notes
- ↑ Kazakhstan. General geographic map (scale 1: 3,000,000). - Roskartografiya, 2011
- ↑ Köktal . GeoNames. Date of treatment March 31, 2013. Archived April 10, 2013.
- ↑ CATO base . Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on statistics. Date of treatment March 31, 2013. Archived on April 7, 2013.
- ↑ HISTORY OF ZHETYSU
- ↑ 1 2 Results of the 2009 National Census of the Republic of Kazakhstan . Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on statistics. Archived February 27, 2013.