Jezkazgan

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Jezkazgan

Жезқазған
Official seal of Jezkazgan
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Jezkazgan is located in Kazakhstan
Jezkazgan
Jezkazgan
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 47°47′0″N 67°42′0″E / 47.78333°N 67.70000°E / 47.78333; 67.70000
KintraKazakhstan
ProvinceKaragandy Province
Foondit1938
Govrenment
 • Akim (mayor)Berik Abdygalijew
Population
 (1999)
 • Total90,000
Time zoneUTC+6 (BTT)
Postal code
100600
Area code(s)+7 7102
Websitehttp://www.jezkazgan.kz

Jezkazgan or Zhezkazgan (Kazakh: 'Жезқазған' / Jezqazğan), umwhile kent as Dzhezkazgan (Roushie: Джезказган, till 1992), is a ceety in Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan, on a reservoir o the Kara-Kengir River. The ceety population is o 90,000 (1999 census). Its urban aurie includes the neighbourin minin toun o Satpayev, for a total ceety population o 148,700.

55% o Jezkagan population are Kazakhs, 30% Roushies, wi smawer minorities o Ukrainians, Germans, Chechens an Koreans.