Shakhtinsk
Shakhtinsk (Kazakh: Шахтинск, Şahtinsk) is a city in the Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan. Located between the Sherubay-Nura and Tentek rivers, 50 km west of Karaganda, the administrative center of the region. As of 2023, the city's population was 39,185, and the urban area's population was 58,451.[2]
Shakhtinsk
Шахтинск | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
| Etymology: from Russian: «шахта» (shakhta) - mine | |
  Shakhtinsk Location in Kazakhstan  Shakhtinsk Shakhtinsk (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 49°42′36″N 72°35′14″E / 49.7100°N 72.5872°E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | Karaganda Region |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1961 |
| Government | |
| • Akim (mayor) | Murat Kydyrganbekov (Kazakh: Мурат Кыдырганбеков)[1] |
| Area | |
| • City | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • City | 39,185 |
| • Rank | 35th |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 58,451 |
| Time zone | GMT+6 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (UTC+6) |
| Postal code | 101600 — 101606 |
| Area code | +7 72156 |
| Website | www |
History
changeEarly history
changeThe city was originally called Tentek (Kazakh: Тентек). It started as a workers' settlement in 1955. The reason for this was that coal coke was found nearby.
On January 1, 1959, 700 people lived here. The city's population grew because of the workers coming from the RSFSR, Ukrainian SSR and Byelorussian SSR.
Population
changeThe city's largest population was in 1989. At that time, 96,654 people lived in the city.[3]
Between 1989 and 1999, the population of the city decreased by 41800 people. This happened not only in Shakhtinsk, but also in other cities. Factories began to close in small industrial cities. Because of this, there was no work in the city.
Nationalities including the population of the urban area (as of the beginning of 2021):[4]
| Ethnicity | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Russians | 29,541 | 52,10 % |
| Kazakhs | 15,528 | 27,39 % |
| Tatars | 2,669 | 4,71 % |
| Ukrainians | 2,613 | 4,61 % |
| Belarusians | 1,090 | 1,92 % |
| Koreans | 553 | 0,98 % |
| Bashkirs | 419 | 0,74 % |
| Azerbaijanis | 260 | 0,46 % |
| Poles | 199 | 0,35 % |
| others | 3,830 | 6,75 % |
| Total | 56,702 | 100,00 % |
References
change- ↑ "Кыдырганбеков Мурат Есетович". www.gov.kz. 2022-09-22.
- ↑ "Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan by gender and type of area (as of 2023-01-01)". QazStat. 2023-01-01. Archived from the original on 2023-03-05.
- ↑ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г." [All-Union Population Census 1989]. Демоскоп Weekly (Demoscope Weekly) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ↑ "Численность населения Республики Казахстан по отдельным этносам на начало 2021 года" [Population of Kazakhstan by separate ethnic groups at the beginning of 2021]. QazStat (in Kazakh and Russian). Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
