Kokshetau

Kokshetau Көкшетау ( kas. ) | Кокшетау ( Russian )
coat of arms
Basic data
State :	Kazakhstan
Territory :	Aqmola
Founded :	1824
Coordinates :	53 ° 17 '  N , 69 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 17 '0 "  N , 69 ° 23' 0"  E
Height :	234  m
Area :	400  km²
Residents :	146,104 (Jan 1, 2020)
Population density :	365 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	EKST ( UTC + 6 )
Telephone code :	(+7) 7162
Postal code :	020000-020011
License plate :	03 (old: C, O, W)
Äkim ( Mayor ) :	Amangeldi Smajylov
Website :	kokshetau.akmo.gov.kz
Location in Kazakhstan

Abylai-chan Square in Kokshetau

Kokshetau ( Kazakh Көкшетау - "Blue Mountain", Russian Кокшетау Kokschetau ; up to 7 October 1993 Кокчетав Kokchetav ) is a city in Kazakhstan .

Geographical location

Kokshetau is the capital of the Aqmola region . It is located in the north of the country, about 300 km north-northwest of the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan .

population

140,846 people live in the city (2014). Of these, around 57% are Kazakhs and around a third are ethnic Russians . 2,943 ethnic Germans also lived in Kökschetau in 2014.

history

Kokshetau was founded on April 29, 1824 as the Cossack Stanitsa and towards the end of 1824 it became one of the regional centers of the Omsk region . In 1868 Kökschetau and its surrounding area were assigned to the newly created Akmolinsk area and in 1895 received city rights. In 1944, the city became the center of the newly established Koktschetaw Oblast , which existed until 1997 within the Kazakh SSR or as part of the independent Kazakhstan. In 1997 the oblast was dissolved as an administrative unit and lost its independence. The city also lost its function of the regional capital and was connected to the Northern Kazakhstan region until 1999 when it was added to the Aqmola region and its new administrative center. The previous capital, Aqmola , was spun off from the area of ​​the same name and became the new capital of Kazakhstan as Astana .

landscape

The city is located in scenic surroundings ( Kazakh Switzerland ) with the nearby spas Burabai (Borovoe) Serenda and Shchuchye and is therefore of tourist interest.

education

The city is home to the Kökschetau State University .

traffic

Airport

The Kokshetau Airport is located near the city .

railroad

The city lies on the Nur-Sultan - Petropawl railway line , which runs from the north to the south, and is an important railway junction because the line in the city is crossed by the east-west link Qostanai - Karassuk .

Trunk roads

The A1 , which starts in the Kazakh capital, runs through Kokshetau . The A13 , which connects Kokshetau with the Russian city of Omsk , begins in the city .

economy

View from the Ferris wheel in Kökschetau

The nearby Kökschetau massif is rich in various minerals. Among other things, a gold mine is operated there. Kökschetau is the seat of the agricultural company Atameken-Agro .

Kökschetau is the end point of one of the largest power lines on earth, the three-phase line Ekibastus – Kökschetau operated with 1150 kV .

In 2002, Kökschetau had a leaning tower for a short time after the city's 180-meter-high transmission tower, built in 1965, tilted to one side due to the undercutting of its foundations. In the following period it was stabilized by a permanent steel auxiliary structure.

Sports

The city is home to the Oqschetpes Kökschetau football club and the HK Arlan Kökschetau ice hockey team .

Town twinning

• Cherkessk , Russia
• Waukesha , Wisconsin / United States

sons and daughters of the town

• Marija Grabowezkaja (* 1987), Kazakh weightlifter
• Tatiana Ossipowa (* 1987), Kazakh cross-country skier
• Serikbai Temirbajew (* 1961), Kazakh chess player and international referee
• Alexander Chervyakov (* 1980), Kazakh biathlete

See also

• List of cities in Kazakhstan

Web links

Commons : Kökschetau  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the city (Kazakh and Russian)

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).