Kentau
Kentau is a town in Turkistan Region, in southern Kazakhstan, located at the foot of the Karatau mountains 30 km northeast of the city of Turkestan.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Kentau • Native Name — Kentau Кентау • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name — Kazakhstan • Subdivision Name1 — Turkistan Region • Leader Title — Akim (mayor) • Leader Name — Zhandos Tasov • Area Total Km2 — 77.45 • Population As Of — 2009 • Population Total — 81,484 • Population Urban — 57,121 • Custom Label Sec1 — Climate • Custom Data Sec1 — BSk
History
History
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 80,000, mostly Kazakhs.
Industry
Industry
There are two plants in Kentau: Transformer Plant and Excavator Plant. Both of them were famous in the USSR. Nowadays Excavator Plant is working, but not so active as about 25–30 years ago.
Notable residents
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.
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