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Also known as Taldyqorghan, Taldykorgan

Taldykorgan (, , ; ), formerly spelled Taldy-Kurgan until 1993, is the capital (called an administrative center) of Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan. According to the 2010 Kazakh Census, the population is 143,407.

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Taldyqorğan is a city in Kazakhstan, located in the Almaty Region and Zhetisu Region. It has served as the capital of the Almaty Region, Zhetisu Region, and Taldy-Kurgan oblast. The city was established in 1868 and has a population of 162,300. Its area is 74,000,000, and it sits at an elevation of 600 meters above sea level.

The local dialing code is 72822, and the postal code is 040000. Taldyqorğan is twinned with Antalya and Manchester. It owns the Gany Muratbayev Stadium and Zhetysu Stadium. The city is located in the UTC+06:00 time zone.

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Place details

Locality
Талдықорған қалалық әкімдігі
Region
Жетісу облысы
Country
Қазақстан
Population
116,558
Timezone
Asia/Almaty

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Air quality

67US AQIModerate
PM2.5
24.3 µg/m³
PM10
28.3 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Taldykorgan
Settlement.image_skyline
Кадыргали Жалайыр.jpg
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan.gif
Settlement.image_seal
Taldykorgan_seal.png
Settlement.pushpin_map
Kazakhstan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
280
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Kazakhstan
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name
Kazakhstan
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Jetisu Region
Settlement.established_title2
Founded
Settlement.established_date2
1868
Settlement.established_title3
City status
Settlement.established_date3
1944
Settlement.leader_title
Akim

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Official name
Талди-Курган
Population
113000
Area
74000000
Elevation
600
Time zone
UTC+06:00
Official website
www.taldykorgan.gov.kz
Image
Кадыргали Жалайыр.jpg
Dialing code
72822
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Commons category
Taldyqorghan
twinned administrative body
Manchester
topic's main category
Category:Taldyqorghan
category for people born here
Category:Births in Taldykorgan
category of associated people
Category:People from Taldykorgan
postal code
040000
inception
1868-00-00
native label
Талдықорған
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Facilities
  • Demographics
  • Climate
  • Transport
  • Sport
  • Notable residents
  • Sister cities
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Taldykorgan (, , ; ), formerly spelled Taldy-Kurgan until 1993, is the capital (called an administrative center) of Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan. According to the 2010 Kazakh Census, the population is 143,407.

The town was founded in the 19th century as the village of Gavrilovka and developed into the present city on the same site. The town grew slowly in its early years. After the completion of the railway connection many Russian farmers moved to the area of the town. Russians are the second-largest ethnic group after the Kazakhs among the 70 nationalities living in Taldykorgan. A total of 143,000 people live in the city. Taldykorgan previously served as the capital city of Taldykorgan Region from 1944 to 1997 and Almaty Region from 1997 to 2022 and now serves as the capital of the new Jetisu Region. The change was announced by President Tokayev on 16 March 2022 and officially came into force on 8 June 2022. In that same decree, the capital of Almaty Region was moved to the city of Konaev.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Taldyqorğan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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