Aqtau (settlement)
Aqtau
Ақтау |
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State : | Kazakhstan | |
Territory : | Karagandy | |
Founded : | 1950 | |
Coordinates : | 50 ° 14 ' N , 73 ° 4' E | |
Area : | 33.9 km² | |
Residents : | 6,906 (2009) | |
Population density : | 204 inhabitants per km² | |
Time zone : | EKST ( UTC + 6 ) | |
Telephone code : | (+7) 7213 | |
Postal code : | 101408 | |
License plate : | 09 (old: M, K) | |
Äkim ( Mayor ) : | Kojahmet Serdaly Nurhan uly | |
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Location in Kazakhstan | ||
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Aktau ( Kazakh Ақтау ) is a settlement in the region Karaganda in Kazakhstan . The settlement belongs to the city of Temirtau .
The place with 6906 inhabitants is located 67 km from the city of Karagandy and 28 km from Temirtau .
history
The settlement was founded on April 20, 1950.
economy
Gold , copper , limestone and clay are mined in the vicinity . The cement manufacturer Central Asia Cement is based in Aqtau .
Infrastructure
Aqtau has two Russian and one Kazakh general education schools and a library.
politics
Akim ( mayor ) of the settlement has been Kabdykarim Bessenbajew since the summer of 2006.