Shitiqara

Shitiqara Жітіқара ( kas. ) | Житикара ( Russian )
coat of arms
Basic data
State :	Kazakhstan
Territory :	Qostanai
Audany:	Shitiqara
Founded :	1915
Coordinates :	52 ° 11 '  N , 61 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 11 '27 "  N , 61 ° 12' 2"  E
Height :	271  m
Area :	7.3  km²
Residents :	34,561 (Jan 1, 2020)
Population density :	4,734 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	EKST ( UTC + 6 )
Telephone code :	(+7) 71435
Postal code :	110700
License plate :	10 (old: P, W)
Äkim ( Mayor ) :	Abai Ibraev
Location in Kazakhstan

Schitiqara ( Kazakh Жітіқара ; Russian Житикара ) is an industrial city in the Qostanai region , Kazakhstan with 34,561 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). It is located near the border with Russia on the banks of the Schortandy River .

history

The place was founded in 1915 and received city rights in 1939.

population

Population development
1959	1970	1979	1989	1999	2009
14,672	32,169	39,422	48.204	36,359	33,587

economy

In Schitiqara the company Qostanai Minerals mines the mineral asbestos .

sons and daughters of the town

• Raschid Nurgalijew (* 1956), Minister of the Interior of the Russian Federation (2004–2012) and Army General

See also

• History of Kazakhstan
• List of cities in Kazakhstan

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). 
2. ^ Kazakhstan: Cities and towns. pop-stat.mashke.org, accessed on August 5, 2019.