Taipak (Kazakh: Тайпақ), until 1996 known as Kalmykovo (Russian: Калмыково)[1] 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.
[2] The rural district includes Taipak, Tompak and Shabdarzhap (Шабдаржап), former Kharkino.
[3] Taipak is located on the right bank of the Ural River.
The Bagyrlai flows 15 km (9.3 mi) to the west.