Baikonur
city in Kazakhstan, administered by Russia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Baikonur is a federal city of Russia[1]. Baikonur draws 3,818 Wikipedia views per month (federal city of russia category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kyzylorda Region[3]
- Country: Kazakhstan[4], Russia[5]
- Head of government: Бусыгин, Константин Дмитриевич[6], Мезенцев, Александр Фёдорович[7], Дмитриенко, Геннадий Дмитриевич[8], Брынкин, Виталий Алексеевич[9]
- Instance of: city[10], city of republican significance[11]
- Postal code: 468320[12]
- Commons category: Baikonur city[13]
- Licence plate code: 94[14]
- Located in time zone: UTC+06:00[15], UTC+05:00[16], Asia/Almaty[17]
- Local dialing code: 33622[18]
- Enclave within: Kyzylorda Region[19]
- Inception: January 1, 1955[20]
- Highest point: Baikonur Cosmodrome[21]
- Coordinate location: 45.63, 63.314[22]
- Official website: http://www.baikonuradm.ru[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Baikonur[24]
- Commons gallery: Baikonur[25]
- Population: 73,127[26], 39,161[27]
- Official name: Байқоңыр[28]
- Category for people born here: Q32235897[29]
- Category for people who died here: Q32221416[30]
- Native label: Байқоңыр[31]
- Category for people buried here: Q7974811[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People of Baikonur city[33]
- Elevation above sea level: 100[34]
- Area: 54,975[35]
Body
Cultural Significance
Things named for Baikonur include Baikonur Cosmodrome[36], a spaceport[37], in Kazakhstan[38], founded in 1955[39].
Why It Matters
Baikonur has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Baikonur is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for Baikonur include Baikonur Cosmodrome[36], a spaceport[37], in Kazakhstan[38], founded in 1955[39].