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
Official seal of Shakhtinsk
Etymology: from Russian: «шахта» (shakhta) - mine
Shakhtinsk is located in Kazakhstan
Shakhtinsk
Shakhtinsk
Location in Kazakhstan
Shakhtinsk is located in Asia
Shakhtinsk
Shakhtinsk
Shakhtinsk (Asia)
Coordinates: 49°42′36″N 72°35′14″E / 49.7100°N 72.5872°E / 49.7100; 72.5872
Country Kazakhstan
RegionKaraganda Region
Founded1955
Incorporated (city)1961
Government
 • Akim (mayor)Murat Kydyrganbekov (Kazakh: Мурат Кыдырганбеков)[1]
Area
 • City20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • City39,185
 • Rank35th
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
58,451
Time zoneGMT+6
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (UTC+6)
Postal code
101600 — 101606
Area code+7 72156
Websitewww.gov.kz/memleket/entities/karaganda-shahtinsk

History

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Early history

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The 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

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The 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

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  1. "Кыдырганбеков Мурат Есетович". www.gov.kz. 2022-09-22.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.