Priosersk (Kazakhstan)

Priosersk Приозерск ( kas. ) | Приозёрск ( Russian )
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Basic data
State :	Kazakhstan
Territory :	Karagandy
Founded :	1956
Coordinates :	46 ° 3 '  N , 73 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 3 '0 "  N , 73 ° 35' 0"  E
Height :	358  m
Area :	54.5  km²
Residents :	13,295 (Jan. 1, 2020)
Population density :	244 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	EKST ( UTC + 6 )
Telephone code :	(+7) 71039
Postal code :	101100
License plate :	09 (old: M, K)
Äkim ( Mayor ) :	Nurlan Bikirov
Website :	priozersk-akimat.gov.kz
Location in Kazakhstan

Priosersk ( Kazakh Приозерск; Russian Приозёрск / Priosjorsk ) is a city in Kazakhstan .

Geographical location

The city is located 500 km south of the regional capital in the Hunger Steppe (Betpak-Dala) in the Karagandy region on the western bank of Lake Balkhash .

population

Priosersk has 13,295 inhabitants (2020). About 46% of the population are Russians , 39% Kazakhs and 6% Ukrainians , as well as a large number of other nationalities.

history

The city was founded in 1956. Priozersk is an administrative center of the nearby test site for rocket - and air defense Sary Shagan a closed city .

See also

• List of cities in Kazakhstan

Web links

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

• Official website

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).