Priozersk, Kazakhstan

Priozersk
Priozersk
Priozersk is located in Kazakhstan
Priozersk
Priozersk
Location in Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 46°01′51″N 73°42′07″E / 46.03083°N 73.70194°E / 46.03083; 73.70194
CountryKazakhstan
RegionKaraganda Region
Founded1956
Government
 • AkimNurlan Lambekov[1]
Area
 • Total54.5 km2 (21.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total13,479
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (UTC+6)
Postal code
101100
Area code+7 71039

Priozersk is a closed city located on the northern shores of Lake Balkhash, Kazakhstan. It serves as the administrative center of Sary Shagan anti-ballistic missile testing site.

Priozersk is located in Karaganda Region (central Kazakhstan), approximately 620 kilometers to the south-east of the Karaganda and 747 kilometers from Astana. The Cambala Airport lies in the suburbs.

Population: 13,479 (2009 Census results);[2] 11,033 (1999 Census results).[2] By nationality, the city is 46% Russian, 39% Kazakh, 6% Ukrainian, and 9% other. The town is closed to visits by foreign citizens.

  1. ^ "Нурлан Ламбеков назначен акимом Приозерска". www.inform.kz (in Russian). 2023-05-30.
  2. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.