Baikonur
Baikonur is a regional capital in Kazakhstan with a population of about 70,000.
KazakhstanTown🏆 #26 most populated in Kazakhstan🕐 Asia/Qostanay
Baikonur is a city in Kazakhstan on the northern bank of the Syr Darya river. It is currently leased and administered by the Russian Federation until 2050. It was constructed to serve the Baikonur Cosmodrome with administrative offices and employee housing. During the Soviet period, the town was known as Leninsk, and was sometimes referred to as Zvezdograd. It was officially renamed Baikonur by Russian president Boris Yeltsin on December 20, 1995.
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About Baikonur
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 08 |
| Population | 70,000 |
| Local currency | KZT |
| Coordinates | 45.6167, 63.3167 |
| Time zone | Asia/Qostanay |
| Elevation | 730 m |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Town |
| Distance to the capital | 861 km · Astana |
| Population (Kazakhstan) | #26 most populated in Kazakhstan |
| Where on Earth | 45°37′0″N · 63°19′0″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 5,078 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 4,941 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Baicheng (China) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -45.62, -116.68 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Moscow | 2,114 km |
| Dubai | 2,381 km |
| Cairo | 3,274 km |
| Beijing | 4,300 km |
| Paris | 4,492 km |
| London | 4,566 km |