Stepnogorsk
Stepnogorsk
Степногорск | |
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![]() ![]() Stepnogorsk Location in Kazakhstan | |
Coordinates: 52°20′59″N 71°53′24″E / 52.34972°N 71.89000°E | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Region | Akmola Region |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-council government |
• Mayor | Anuar Michael Kumpekeyev |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 46,712 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (Omsk Time) |
Stepnogorsk (Kazakh: Степногорск, romanized: Stepnogorsk; Russian: Степногорск) is a town in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. It was established in 1959, and has been a town since 1964. It is located about 200 km North-East of Nur-Sultan. It began as a closed town with code names Tselinograd-25 (Russian: Целиноград-25), Makinsk-2 (Russian: Макинск-2). The town is known as a nuclear and biochemical site.[1] Population: 46,712 (2009 Census results);[2] 47,372 (1999 Census results).[2]
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- ^ Report includes interview with a microbiologist who "ran a huge bioweapons production plant in Stepnogorsk"
- ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
External links[]
- STEPNOGORSK Online - Unofficial web site since 1999 mirror (in Russian)
- Advertising and Information Portal town Stepnogorsk Kazakhstan (in Russian)
Coordinates: 52°20′59″N 71°53′24″E / 52.34972°N 71.89000°E
Categories:
- Cities and towns in Kazakhstan
- Populated places in Akmola Region
- Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union
- Populated places established in 1959
- Kazakhstan geography stubs
- Weapons test sites
- 1959 establishments in the Soviet Union