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Jezkazgan

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Also known as Dzhezkazgan, Zhezkazgan

Jezkazgan (also spelled Zhezkazgan) is a city and the administrative centre of Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan. Its urban area includes the neighbouring mining town of Satpayev, for a total city population of 148,700. Jezkazgan's population was

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Jezkazgan is a city in central Kazakhstan that serves as the administrative center of Ulytau Region, with a combined urban population of approximately 148,700 people including the nearby mining town of Satpayev. The city is significant as a regional administrative hub in Kazakhstan's interior.

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Vinony's link graph records 205 inbound references to Jezkazgan, and connects out to Astana, sulfur dioxide and Russia.

Vinony files it under 1938 establishments in the Soviet Union, Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union and Cities and towns in Kazakhstan.

Vinony links it to 54 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality
Жезқазған Қ.Ә.
Region
Ұлытау облысы
Country
Қазақстан
Population
104,357
Timezone
Asia/Almaty

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4.8 µg/m³
PM10
7.7 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Zhezkazgan
Settlement.native_name
JezqazğanЖезқазған
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Akimmat.jpg
Settlement.image_seal
Seal Zhezkazgan.png
Settlement.pushpin_map
Kazakhstan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
280
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Kazakhstan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name
Kazakhstan
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Ulytau Region
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1938
Settlement.leader_title
Akim (mayor)
Settlement.leader_name
Shayjanov Kairat Abdullayevich
Settlement.population_as_of
2009

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Джезказган
Country
Kazakhstan
Located in
Q3719123
Population
100000
Area
47
Elevation
300
Time zone
UTC+06:00
Capital of
Q3719123
Official website
www.jezkazgan.kz
Image
Akimmat.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Zhezkazgan
Commons category
Zhezkazgan
category for people born here
Q8053612
category of associated people
Q9829087
postal code
100600
inception
1938-00-00
native label
Жезқазған
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Geography and climate
  • History
  • Industry
  • Transport
  • Soyuz emergency landings
  • Economical and ecological challenges
  • People associated with Jezkazgan
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Jezkazgan (also spelled Zhezkazgan) is a city and the administrative centre of Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan. Its urban area includes the neighbouring mining town of Satpayev, for a total city population of 148,700. Jezkazgan's population was

55% of Zhezqazghan's population are Kazakhs and 30% Russians, with smaller minorities of Ukrainians, Germans, Chechens and Koreans.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jezkazgan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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