title: Basy
text: # Basy
  
  Basy (Russian: Басы) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Basinsky Selsoviet, Limansky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. The population was 997 as of 2010. There are 19 streets.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  ### Ethnic composition
  
  As of 2002, ethnic Russians and Chechens were the two largest groups in the village.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Basy is located 45 km north of Liman (the district's administrative centre) by road. Basinsk is the nearest rural locality.
  
  