title: Urkash (village)
text: # Urkash (village)
  
  Urkash or Orkash (Kazakh: Орқаш; Russian: Уркаш) is a village in Kamysty District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Urkash Rural District (KATO code - 394857100). Population: 297 (2009 Census results); 615 (1999 Census results).
  
  ## Geography
  
  The village is located by river Karasu, 77 kilometers (48 mi) to the southeast of Kamysty, the administrative center of the district. Lake Teniz lies 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) to the southeast and lake Urkash 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the east. The Kazakhstan–Russia border stretches roughly from north to south about 40 kilometers (25 mi) to the west.
  
  