Satbayev (city)
Satbayev
Сәтбаев | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Karaganda Region |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 60,105 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (UTC+6) |
| Postal code | 101300 |
| Area code | +7 1063 |
Satbayev (Kazakh: Сәтбаев), until 1990 Nikolsk is a city in Kazakhstan's Karaganda Region. The city is named after Kanysh Satbayev, one of the founders of Soviet metallogeny, principal advocate and the first president of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences. Population: 60,105 (2009 Census results);[1] 58,652 (1999 Census results).[1]
Transportation
Passenger-train service is provided on the train line between Almaty and Zhezkazgan, a city some twenty kilometers away.
Air traffic is served by the nearby Zhezkazgan Airport.
References
- ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
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