Ridder
Риддер | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Image of Ridder taken from the International Space Station | |
  Ridder Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′N 83°31′E / 50.350°N 83.517°E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | East Kazakhstan Region |
| Founded | May 31, 1786 |
| Incorporated (city) | February 10, 1934 |
| Government | |
| • Akim (mayor) | Duman Rakhmetkaliev [1] |
| Elevation | 730 m (2,400 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 50,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
| Area code | +7 72336 |
Ridder (Kazakh: Риддер, romanized: Ridder), formerly known as Leninogorsk (Russian: Лениногорск) is a city in the East Kazakhstan Region in north-eastern Kazakhstan. Its population is approximately 50,500 (2009 Census results).[2] The city is situated in the south-western Altai Mountains and north-east of the region's capital, Oskemen, along the Ulba River, at an elevation higher than 700 metres.[3] Ridder is the source of the E40 motorway
- ^ "Назначен новый аким Риддера". www.zakon.kz (in Russian). 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Ridder City, Kazakhstan". Britannica.com. Retrieved February 13, 2014.