Satbayev (city) explained

Official Name:Satbayev
Native Name:ساتباەۆ
Sátbaev
Сәтбаев
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:280
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name:Kazakhstan
Subdivision Name1:Ulytau Region
Leader Title:Akim (mayor)
Leader Name:Murat Buribayev[1]
Population As Of:2009
Population Total:60,105
Utc Offset:+5
Coordinates:47.9°N 67.5333°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:101300
Area Code:+7 1063

Satbayev (Сәтбаев, ساتباەۆ|translit=Sätbaev), until 1990 Nikolsky, is a city in Kazakhstan's Ulytau Region. The city is named after Kanysh Satbayev, one of the founders of Soviet metallogeny, principal advocate and the first president of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences. As of 2019, the city had a population of 69,782.[2]

History

The city was originally established in 1954 for miners from Jezkazgan. Later, in 1956, it was renamed to Nikolsky. In 1973, Nikolsky received town status. The city got its status by huge exploration work initiated by Kanysh Imantayevich Satpayev, it was given the name Satpayev after him on September 13, 1990. Satbayev is the center of the mining industry.

Transportation

Passenger-train service is provided on the train line between Almaty and Zhezkazgan, a city some twenty kilometers away.

Air traffic is served by the nearby Zhezkazgan Airport.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ru. Мурат Бурибаев назначен акимом Сатпаева. kapital.kz. 2024-07-05.
  2. http://stat.gov.kz/api/getFile/?docId=ESTAT306055 Численность населения Республики Казахстан по отдельным этносам на начало 2019 года