Stepnogorsk

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Stepnogorsk
Stepnogorsk Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 52°20′59″N 71°53′24″E / 52.34972°N 71.89°E / 52.34972; 71.89
Country	Kazakhstan
Province	Akmola Province
District
Population (1999)
- Total	50,900
Time zone	Omsk Time (UTC+6)

Stepnogorsk (Kazakh: Степногорск) is a town in Akmola Province, Kazakhstan. It was established in 1959, and has been a town since 1964. It is located about 200km North-Ost of Astana. It was first established as a secret town with code names Tselinograd-25 (Russian: Целиноград-25), Makinsk-2 (Russian: Макинск-2). The town is known as a nuclear and biochemical site. Stepnogorsk has a population as of 1999 of 50,900.

[edit] External links

• Stepnogorsk Online - UNofficial web site since 2000 (in Russian)
• about Stepnogorsk (in Russian)
• Stepnogorsk in pictures (in Russian)

Coordinates: 52°20′59″N 71°53′24″E / 52.34972°N 71.89°E / 52.34972; 71.89

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