Petropavl

Petropavl
Петропавл (Kazakh)
Петропавловск (Russian)
Official seal of Petropavl
Petropavl is located in Kazakhstan
Petropavl
Petropavl
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 54°53′N 69°10′E / 54.883°N 69.167°E / 54.883; 69.167
CountryKazakhstan
RegionNorth Kazakhstan Region
Founded1752
City Status1807
Government
 • Akim (mayor)Serik Mukhamediev[1]
Area
 • Total221.6 km2 (85.6 sq mi)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total201,446
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (Time in Kazakhstan)
Postal code
150001 - 150013
Area code+7 7152
Vehicle registrationT, 15
Websitepetropavl.sko.kz

Petropavl (Kazakh: Петропавл (listen); Russian: Петропавловск, romanizedPetropavlovsk) is a city on the Ishim River in northern Kazakhstan close to the border with Russia. It is the capital of the North Kazakhstan Region.[2] Population: 218,956.[3] The city is also known colloquially in Kazakh as Qyzyljar (Kazakh: Қызылжар, lit.'Red cliff').

Petropavl is about 185 km (115 mi) from Kökşetau, 428 km (266 mi) northwest of the national capital Astana along the A1, 261 km (162 mi) from Omsk.

  1. ^ "Нового акима назначили в Петропавловске". kazpravda.kz (in Russian). July 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Город Петропавловск". stat.kz. Archived from the original on July 1, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Chislennost naselenia Kazakhstana 2019".