Khorgos ( Kazakh. Қорғас ) is a village in the Panfilovsky district of the Almaty region of Kazakhstan . It is part of the Pidzhimsky rural district. It is located about 31 km east of the city of Zharkent , on the right bank of the river of the same name . The KATO code is 195645400 [1] .
| Village | |
| Khorgos | |
|---|---|
| kaz. Қорғас | |
| A country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | Almaty |
| Rural area | Panfilovsky |
| Rural district | Pidzhimsky |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | UTC + 6 |
| Population | |
| Population | ▲ 875 people ( 2009 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 72831 |
| Postcode | 041318 |
| Car code | 05 (formerly B, V) |
| CATO Code | 195645400 |
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History
In 1871 it became part of the Russian Empire , in 1881, the treaty on the Ili region finally left the left bank of the Khorgos River to Russia, then the USSR and Kazakhstan . Since then, the strategically important checkpoint of the Kazakh-Chinese border has been located in the village.
Population
In 1999, the village population was 670 people (324 men and 346 women) [2] . According to the 2009 census , 875 people lived in the village (442 men and 433 women) [2] .
Transport
The transcontinental highway "Western Europe - Western China" passes through the village. To the south-west of the village is the railway station Altynkol .
Notes
- ↑ CATO base . Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on statistics. Archived March 10, 2013.
- ↑ 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.