Abai (Kazakhstan)

Abai Абай
Basic data
State :	Kazakhstan
Territory :	Karagandy
Audany:	Abai
Founded :	1949
Coordinates :	49 ° 38 '  N , 72 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 38 '0 "  N , 72 ° 51' 0"  E
Height :	504  m
Area :	200  km²
Residents :	28,802 (Jan 1, 2020)
Population density :	144 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	EKST ( UTC + 6 )
Telephone code :	(+7) 72131
Postal code :	100100, 100101
License plate :	09 (old: M, K)
Community type:	city
Location in Kazakhstan

Abai ( Kazakh and Russian Абай ) is a city in Kazakhstan with around 28,802 inhabitants. It is located in the Karagandy area , 30 kilometers southwest of the city of Karagandy .

population

About 54% of the population are Russian and 21% Kazakhs , besides there are many other nationalities.

history

The city was founded in 1949 as the settlement of Scherubaj-Nura ( Kazakh Шерубай-Нұра ; Russian Чурубай-Нура ). The city has had its current name since 1961. It was named after the Kazakh poet Abai Qunanbajuly .

economy

As in most of the cities around Karagandy, the economy is characterized by mining .

sons and daughters of the town

• Rimantas Jonas Dagys (* 1957), Lithuanian politician
• Natalja Ragosina (* 1976), Russian boxer
• Heinrich Popow (* 1983), German athlete
• Serik Säpijew (* 1983), Kazakh boxer
• Abylaichan Schüssipow (* 1997), amateur boxer

See also

• List of cities in Kazakhstan

Web links

• Info about the city

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Численность населения Республики Казахстан по полу в разрезе областей и столицы, столицы, столицы, анколицы, столицы, городоав, областей и столицы, анкония, горойцы, коники, городоав,. ( Excel ; 96 KB) stat.gov.kz, accessed on July 19, 2020 (Russian).