Administratively it is located in the Shet District of the Karaganda Region.

[1] The Bugyly Nature Reserve protected area covers 8,500 ha (21,000 acres) of the Bugyly and Zhaksy Tagyly ranges.

The landscape is made up of flat or undulating steppe, as well as two mountain ranges of moderate altitude.

In the narrow river gorges birch, aspen, willow and raspberry thickets may be found.

Among the animals protected by the reserve, the roe deer, deer, hare, badger, wolf, fox, grouse and partridge deserve mention.