Nura, Nura District Explained

Official Name:Nura
Other Name:Нұра
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Karaganda Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nura District
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1898
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2009
Population Total:5956
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:50.2628°N 71.5528°W
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:100900

Nura (Kazakh: Нұра), until 2017 "Kievka", is a village in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Nura District (KATO code - 355230100). The settlement was established in 1898 and since 1928 it has been the district center.[1] Population: [2]

Geography

Nura is located by the Ulken Kundyzdy river, close to its confluence with the Nura. It lies 165km (103miles) to the northwest of Karaganda city and 90km (60miles) southwest of Sarybel railway station (formerly Osakarovka), on the KaragandaAstana line.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: База КАТО. Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927150729/http://www.stat.kz/klassifikacii/DocLib/государственные/katonew1.xls. 2013-09-27.
  2. Web site: Итоги Национальной переписи населения Республики Казахстан 2009 года. Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. https://web.archive.org/web/20130513004943/http://www.stat.kz/p_perepis/DocLib1/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%201%20%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC.pdf. 2013-05-13.
  3. Web site: M-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 11 February 2023.
  4. [Google Earth]