Jezkazgan
Zhezkazgan
Jezqazğan Жезқазған | |
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Zhezkazgan Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′0″N 67°42′0″E / 47.78333°N 67.70000°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Ulytau Region |
| Founded | 1938 |
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| • Akim (mayor) | Shayjanov Kairat Abdullayevich |
| Elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
• City | 86,227 |
| • Urban | 90,661 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| Postal code | 200000 |
| Area code | +7 7102 |
| Website | http://www.jezkazgan.kz |
Jezkazgan (also spelled Zhezkazgan) is a city and the administrative centre of Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan. Its urban area includes the neighbouring mining town of Satpayev, for a total city population of 148,700. Jezkazgan's population was 86,227 (2009 census results); 90,001 (1999 census results).
55% of Zhezqazghan's population are Kazakhs and 30% Russians, with smaller minorities of Ukrainians, Germans, Chechens and Koreans.