Saudakent (), known as ''Baikadam'' until 1993, is a town located in the

Sarysu District Sarysu ( kk, Сарысу ауданы, ) is a Districts of Kazakhstan, district of Jambyl Region in south-eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Janatas. It Geography The district is named after the Sarysu ...

Zhambyl Region Jambyl or Zhambyl Region ( kk, Жамбыл облысы, translit=Jambyl oblysy; russian: Жамбылская область, Zhambylskaya oblast), formerly known as Dzhambul Region (russian: Джамбульская область, Dzhambulska ...

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. It is part of Baikadam rural district (КАТО code — 316033100).

Demographics

According to the 2009 Kazakhstan census, the town has a population of 5313 people. In 1999 the town had a population of 5864.

Geography

The town is located by the banks of the

Shabakty The Shabakty ( kk, Шабақты; russian: Шабакты) is a river in southern Kazakhstan. It has a length of and a drainage basin of .Google Earth The river flows across Sarysu District of the Zhambyl Region. There are two inhabited plac ...

river to the southeast of the

Akzhar Akzhar ( kk, Ақжар; russian: Акжар) is a salt lake group in the Zhambyl and Turkistan regions, Kazakhstan. The lakes lie northwest of Saudakent town and northeast of Kumkent. The Akzhar lake zone includes a Important Bird Area. ...

lakes, northeast of the district center, the city of Zhanatas.

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References

Populated places in Jambyl Region {{Kazakhstan-geo-stub ru:Саудакент