Satbayev,[a] formerly named Nikolsky[b] until 1990, is a city in Kazakhstan's Ulytau 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. As of 2019, the city had a population of 69,782.[2]
Satbayev
Сәтбаев Sätbaev | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Satbayev Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 47°54′0″N 67°32′0″E / 47.90000°N 67.53333°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Ulytau Region |
| Government | |
| • Akim (mayor) | Murat Buribayev[1] |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 60,105 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| Postal code | 101300 |
| Area code | +7 1063 |
History
editThe city was originally established in 1954 for miners from Jezkazgan. Later, in 1956, it was renamed to Nikolsky. In 1973, Nikolsky received town status. The city got its status by huge exploration work initiated by Kanysh Imantayevich Satpayev, it was given the name Satpayev after him on 13 September 1990. Satbayev is the center of the mining industry.
Transportation
editPassenger-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.
Notes
edit- ^
- /ˌsætˈbaɪɛf/
- Kazakh: Сәтбаев, romanized: Sätbaev, IPA: [sætˈpajɪf]
- Russian: Сатпаев, romanized: Satpajev, IPA: [sɐtˈpajɪf]
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- /nɪˈkɔːlski/
- Russian: Никольский, romanized: Nikoljskij, IPA: [nʲɪˈkolʲsʲkʲɪj]
References
edit- ^ "Мурат Бурибаев назначен акимом Сатпаева". kapital.kz (in Russian). 2024-07-05.
- ^ Численность населения Республики Казахстан по отдельным этносам на начало 2019 года. Комитет по статистике Министерства национальной экономики Республики Казахстан.
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