Jezkazgan
Jezkazgan, or Zhezkazgan (Kazakh: Жезқазған, romanized: Jezqazğan (ⓘ)) is a city and the administrative centre of Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan, on a reservoir of the Kara-Kengir River. Population: 86,227 (2009 Census results); 90,001 (1999 Census results). Its urban area includes the neighbouring mining town of Satpayev, for a total city population of 148,700.
Jezkazgan
Jezqazğan Жезқазған | |
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Jezkazgan Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′0″N 67°42′0″E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Ulytau Region |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Government | |
| • Akim (mayor) | Shayjanov Kairat Abdullayevich |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • City | 86,227 |
| • Urban | 90,661 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (ALMT) |
| Postal code | 200000 |
| Area code | +7 7102 |
| Website | http://www.jezkazgan.kz |
55% of Jezkazgan's population are Kazakhs and 30% Russians, with smaller minorities of Ukrainians, Germans, Chechens and Koreans.
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