Balkhash (city)
Balkhash (Kazakh: Balqaş, بالقاش; Russian: Балхаш, romanized: Balkhash) is a city in Kazakhstan, located on the northern shore of the Lake Balkhash, on the Bay Bertys, and in south of Kazakh Uplands. Population of the city: 68,833 (2009 Census results); 65,431 (1999 Census results).
Balkhash
بالقاش, Balqaş | |
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City | |
Centre of the city | |
Balkhash Location in Kazakhstan Balkhash Balkhash (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 46°50′53″N 74°59′42″E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Qarağandy Region |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1937 |
| Government | |
| • Akim (mayor) | Sapar Satayev |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • City | 68,833 |
| • Urban | 77,662 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (UTC+6) |
| Postal code | 100300 - 100316 |
| Area code | +7 71036 |
| Website | balkhash |
Balkhash was founded in 1937 as an industrial city centred on the mining and smelting of copper, and presently copper is still exploited there. The city lies approximately 500 km west of the Chinese border on the north side of the lake at an altitude of 440 m.
The history of the city is closely connected with mining of deposits of copper and development of a smelting plant.
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