Satpaev

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Satpaev
Сәтпаев
Satpaev (Kazakhstan)
Satpaev
Satpaev
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 47°54′0″N 67°32′0″E / 47.9, 67.53333
Country Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Province Karagandy Province
Government
 - Akim (mayor)
Population (2006)
 - Total 70,400
Time zone UTC+6 (UTC+6)
Postal code 101300
Area code(s) +7 1063

Satpaev (Kazakh: Сәтпаев; Russian: Сатпаев), until 1990 Nikolsk is a city in Kazakhstan's Karagandy Province. The city is named after Kanysh Imantayevich Satpayev, one of the founders of Soviet metallogeny, principal advocate and the first president of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences.