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Kentau (Kazakh: Kentau, كەنتاۋ; Cyrillic: Кентау) is a town in Turkistan Region of Kazakhstan. It is located at the foot of the Karatau mountains 30 km north-east of the city of Turkestan. Kentau was formed in August 1955. In Soviet times, the population of the city was mainly from Russia, the descendants of the repressed: Greeks, Russians, Germans, Koreans, Jews, Chechens, etc., as well as Uzbeks, and majority of population comprising an ethnic Kazakhs. Major mining ore operations are supported by excavator and transformer plants. The late 1980s or early 1990s saw massive emigration of population and the closures of mines and industrial enterprises. Today, the population is approximately 80 thousand, mostly Kazakhs. Population: 57,121 (2009 Census results);[2] 55,521 (1999 Census results).[2]

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Kentau Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 43°31′N 68°31′E
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Turkistan Region
Government
• Akim (mayor)	Zhandos Tasov[1]
Area
• City	77.45 km2 (29.90 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• City	81,484
• Urban	57,121
Climate	BSk

Industry

There are two plants in Kentau: Transformer Plant and Excavator Plant. Both of them were famous in USSR. Nowadays Excavator Plant is working, but not so active as about 25–30 years ago.

Notable residents

• Russian pop singer Linda was born in Kentau on 29 April 1977.
• Kazakh futsal player Dinmukhambet Suleimanov was born in Kentau on 8 January 1981.

References

External links

• Media related to Kentau at Wikimedia Commons

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На других языках

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[de] Kentau

Kentau (kasachisch und russisch Кентау) ist eine 1955 gegründete Industriestadt im Gebiet Türkistan im Süden Kasachstans. Sie liegt am Fuße des Qaratau und hat 70.347 Einwohner (Stand 1. Januar 2021).

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- [en] Kentau

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[ru] Кентау

Кента́у (каз. кен тау — рудная гора) — город областного подчинения в Туркестанской области Казахстана. Расположен у южного подножия хребта Каратау, в 24 км северо-восточнее города Туркестана, в 190 км от Шымкента.

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