Taipak

Taipak
Тайпақ
Village
Taipak
Coordinates: 49°02′03″N 51°49′44″E / 49.03417°N 51.82889°E / 49.03417; 51.82889
Country Kazakhstan
RegionWest Kazakhstan Region
DistrictAkzhaik District
Population
 (2009)
  Total
4,692
Time zoneUTC+5 (UTC + 5)

Taipak (Kazakh: Тайпақ), until 1996 known as Kalmykovo (Russian: Калмыково) is a village in western Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Taipak Rural District (KATO code - 273273100), Akzhaik District in the West Kazakhstan Region. Population: 4,692 (2009 census results); 5,070 (1999 census results). The rural district includes Taipak, Tompak and Shabdarzhap (Шабдаржап), former Kharkino.