Baikonur

Summary

Baikonur is a federal city of Russia^[1]. Baikonur draws 1,922 Wikipedia views per month (federal_city_of_russia category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Baikonur is located in Kyzylorda Region^[3].
• Baikonur is in the country of Kazakhstan^[4].
• Baikonur is in the country of Russia^[5].
• Baikonur's head of government is recorded as Q19861743^[6].
• Baikonur's head of government is recorded as Q126970833^[7].
• Baikonur's head of government is recorded as Q127414235^[8].
• Baikonur's head of government is recorded as Q133797408^[9].
• Baikonur's instance of is recorded as federal city of Russia^[10].
• Baikonur's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Baikonur's instance of is recorded as city of republican significance^[12].
• Baikonur's postal code is recorded as 468320^[13].
• Baikonur's Commons category is recorded as Baikonur city^[14].
• Baikonur's licence plate code is recorded as 94^[15].
• Baikonur's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+06:00^[16].
• Baikonur's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:00^[17].
• Baikonur's located in time zone is recorded as Asia/Almaty^[18].
• Baikonur's local dialing code is recorded as 33622^[19].
• Baikonur's enclave within is recorded as Kyzylorda Region^[20].
• January 1, 1955 marks the founding of Baikonur^[21].
• Baikonur's highest point is recorded as Baikonur Cosmodrome^[22].
• Baikonur's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 45.63, 'longitude': 63.314}^[23].
• Baikonur's official website is recorded as http://www.baikonuradm.ru^[24].
• Baikonur's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Baikonur^[25].
• Baikonur's Commons gallery is recorded as Baikonur^[26].
• Baikonur has a population of {'amount': '+73127'}^[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Kazakhstan^[4], a sovereign state^[28], in Kazakhstan^[29], founded in 1991^[30] and Russia^[5], a sovereign state^[31], in Russia^[32], founded in 1991^[33]. Baikonur is located in Kyzylorda Region^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Baikonur covers an area of {'amount': '+54975'}^[34]. Baikonur sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+100'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+73127'}^[27] and {'amount': '+39161'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include federal city of Russia^[10], city^[11], and city of republican significance^[12].

History and Context

January 1, 1955 marks the founding of Baikonur^[21].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Baikonur include Baikonur Cosmodrome^[37], a spaceport^[38], in Kazakhstan^[39], founded in 1955^[40].

Why It Matters

Baikonur draws 1,922 Wikipedia views per month (federal_city_of_russia category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2] Baikonur has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Baikonur is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Baikonur include Baikonur Cosmodrome^[37], a spaceport^[38], in Kazakhstan^[39], founded in 1955^[40].