Kokshetau

Name	Kokshetau
Native name	Көкшетау
Native name lang	kz
Settlement type	City
Image seal	Kokshetau_seal.png
Pushpin map	Kazakhstan
Pushpin label position	bottom
Pushpin mapsize	250
Pushpin map caption	Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates type	type:city
Coordinates display	inline,title
Subdivision type	Country
Subdivision name
Subdivision type1	Province
Subdivision name1	Akmola
Established title	Founded
Established date	1824
Leader title	Akim (mayor)
Leader name	Bakyt Saparov
Population total	146,933
Population as of	January 1, 2010
Timezone1	UTC +6
Utc offset1	+6
Postal code type	Postal code
Postal code	020000
Area code	+7 7162

Kokshetau (), formerly known as Kokchetav (, until 1993) is the administrative center of Akmola Province, northern Kazakhstan. It has a population of 125,225 (2007 census). The name of the city established in 1824 means "blue mountain".

Geography

Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan, lies some 300 km to the south-east. Kokshetau is well known for its nature and tourist sites, such as Burabay (Borovoe) Resort, among others. Kokshetau was settled on a lake, called Kopa (Russian: Копа).

Industry

There are urban light industries such as food production. The region produces low grades of wheat and other cultures. There is a gold mining operation north of the city.

Kokshetau Mineral Waters company produces drinks such as still, sparkling water of the high-quality. It also produces alcohol beverages. The most known brands are: still and sparkling water "Свежесть", sparkling water "Кулагер" and still water "Туран", vodka brands "Хаома", "Дастур". Company's web-site: Kokshetau Mineral Waters

Kokshetau is the termination of world's only operational powerline with a voltage greater than 1000 kV, the Powerline Ekibastuz-Kokshetau.

Transport

Kokshetau has one airport with flights to Almaty and Petropavl. The city is connected by railroad with southern Kazakhstan and Russia.

Sister cities

Waukesha (USA) since 1989

References

External links

www.kokshe.biz - Companies and services Kokshetau

www.kokshetau.narod.ru

www.akmo.kz

www.kokshetau.kz

www.sinegor.kz - local newspaper's web-site "Любимый город" ("My Favourite City")

Category:Populated places established in 1824 Category:Populated places in Kazakhstan Category:Akmola Province

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