Satbayev (city)

Satpayev (Kazakh: Сәтбаев, romanized: Sátbaev) is a city in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. In 2019, the population of the city was 69,782 people.^[1] The city is named after Kanysh Satbayev. He was one of the founders of Soviet metallogeny^[2] and the first director of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences.^[3]

Satbayev Сәтбаев
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Satbayev Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 47°54′0″N 67°32′0″E
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Karaganda Region
Population  (2009)
• Total	60,105
Time zone	UTC+6 (UTC+6)
Postal code	101300
Area code	+7 1063

History

Satpayev was originally founded in 1954 for miners from Jezkazgan. In 1956, it was renamed to Nikolsk. In 1973, Nikolsk received town status. It was given the name Satpaev in 1990.^[4]

Transportation

Air transportation is served by the near Zhezkazgan Airport.

References

1. "Классификатор административно-территориальных объектов". Комитет по статистике Министерства национальной экономики Республики Казахстан. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
2. "К.И. Сатпаев (1899-1964)". old.unesco.kz. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
3. Д.В., Рундквист (1999). Первый президент Академии наук Казахстана. Archived from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
4. "Essays on the history of town". satpaev.gov.kz. Archived from the original on 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2020-07-04.

Other websites

• Government website of Satpayev Archived 2020-01-03 at the Wayback Machine