Satpayev (city)

Satpayev
Сәтпаев
Satpayev
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates:
Country 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

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