Atassu
Atassu
Atasu |
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Basic data | ||
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State : | Kazakhstan | |
Territory : | Karagandy | |
Audany: | Shangaarqa | |
Coordinates : | 48 ° 41 ′ N , 71 ° 39 ′ E | |
Residents : | 14,265 (2009) | |
Time zone : | EKST ( UTC + 6 ) | |
Telephone code : | (+7) 31030 | |
Postal code : | 100500 | |
License plate : | 09 (old: M, K) | |
Community type: | local community | |
Location in Kazakhstan | ||
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Atassu (Cyrillic notation: Атасу ) is an urban-type in Kazakhstan and the administrative center of the district Schanaarqa in the area Qaraghandy .
The place with 14,265 inhabitants is located on the Sarysu River 170 km southwest of the regional capital Karagandy , in the area of the Kazakh threshold . The A17 road crosses the settlement from northeast to southwest; in the east the nearest town is Karamola, 15 km away and in the west, Togusken, 70 km away.
On August 12, 1962, the cosmonaut Pavel Popowitsch landed with the spaceship Vostok 4 nearby .
economy
Iron ore is mined in Atassu .