claim: The birthplace of Augustus Prew is Taiwan.
evidence: Baikonur -LRB- Баиқоңыр , Bayqonır , بايقوڭىر Баиконур , Baykonur -RRB- , formerly known as Leninsk -LRB- also , see Tyuratam -RRB- , is a city of republic significance in Kazakhstan on the right bank of the Syr Darya river , rented and administered by the Russian Federation .. Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan. city. city. Tyuratam. Tyuratam. city of republic significance. city of federal subject significance. Syr Darya. Syr Darya. Russian Federation. Russian Federation. It was constructed to service the Baikonur Cosmodrome and was officially renamed Baikonur by Russian president Boris Yeltsin on December 20 , 1995 .. Baikonur Cosmodrome. Baikonur Cosmodrome. Boris Yeltsin. Boris Yeltsin. During the Soviet period , it was sometimes referred to as Zvezdograd -LRB- Star City -RRB- .. City. Regions of Kazakhstan. In 2009 , the population of Baikonur was while in 1999 , it was. The rented area is an ellipse measuring 90 km east to west by 85 km north to south , with the cosmodrome situated at the area 's centre .