Stepnogorsk

Stepnogorsk (Kazakh: Степногорск, romanized: Stepnogorsk; Russian: Степногорск) is a town in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.

Stepnogorsk
Степногорск
Stepnogorsk is located in Kazakhstan
Stepnogorsk
Stepnogorsk
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 52°20′59″N 71°53′24″E
CountryKazakhstan
RegionAkmola Region
Government
 • TypeMayor-council government
 • MayorKairzhanov Alpysbay
Population
 (2009)
 • Total46,712
Time zoneUTC+6 (Omsk Time)

History

Stepnogorsk was established in 1959, and has been a town since 1964. It began as a closed town with code names Tselinograd-25 (Russian: Целиноград-25), Makinsk-2 (Russian: Макинск-2). The town is known as a nuclear and biochemical site,[1] which was known as the Stepnogorsk Scientific and Technical Institute for Microbiology.

Population

46,712 (2009 Census results);[2] 47,372 (1999 Census results).[2]

References
  1. Report includes interview with a microbiologist who "ran a huge bioweapons production plant in Stepnogorsk"
  2. "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
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