Masanchi
Village in Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan
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Masanchi (Kazakh: Масанчи / Masantşi; Dungan: Масанчин) is a predominantly Dungan village in the Korday District of the Jambyl Province in Kazakhstan, located near the border with Kyrgyzstan. It is approximately 45 km southeast of the village of Korday, and approximately 130 km southwest of the city of Almaty.
Masanchi
Масанчи | |
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Village | |
 Interactive map of Masanchi | |
  Masanchi Location of Masanchi within Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 42.9289°N 75.3019°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Jambyl Region |
| District | Korday District |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,606 |
The village is mainly inhabited by Dungan people, a people of Hui (Chinese Muslim) origin.[1]
Names
Town was originally called Karakunuz (Russian: Каракунуз, sometimes Караконыз or Караконуз), which means "black beetle" in Turkic languages.[2] The Dungans themselves used to refer to Karakunuz as Ingpan (Dungan: Инпан; Russian: Иньпан; Chinese: 營盤; pinyin: Yíngpán),[3] which is an archaic word in Chinese languages for "military camp."
From 1903 to 1918, the town was briefly renamed Nikolaevka after Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.[2] In 1965, Karakunuz was renamed Masanchi (sometimes spelt as "Masanchin"), after Magaza Masanchi or Masanchin (Dungan: Магәзы Масанчын; Chinese: 马三奇), a Dungan participant in the Communist Revolution and a Soviet Kazakhstan statesman.[2]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8,926 | — |
| 2009 | 13,606 | +52.4% |
According to the 2009 Census, the village of Masanchi had a population of 13,606 people, and the administrative district governing the village had a population of 14,502.[4] The 1999 Census reported populations of 8,926 and 9,608, respectively.[4] Of the 13,606 people in the village, 6,914 people were reported as men, and 6,692 were reported as women.[4]