Stepnogorsk

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Stepnogorsk
Степногорск
Stepnogorsk
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 52°20′59″N 71°53′24″E / 52.34972°N 71.89000°E / 52.34972; 71.89000
Country Kazakhstan
Province Akmola Province
Population (2009)
 • Total 46,712
Time zone Omsk Time (UTC+6)

Stepnogorsk (Kazakh: Степногор/Stepnogor, Russian: Степногорск) is a town in Akmola Province, Kazakhstan. It was established in 1959, and has been a town since 1964. It is located about 200km North-East of Astana. It was first established as a secret town with code names Tselinograd-25 (Russian: Целиноград-25), Makinsk-2 (Russian: Макинск-2). The town is known as a nuclear and biochemical site.[1] Population: 46,712 (2009 Census results);[2]47,372 (1999 Census results).[2]

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  1. ↑ Report includes interview with a microbiologist who "ran a huge bioweapons production plant in Stepnogorsk"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013. 

Coordinates: 52°20′59″N 71°53′24″E / 52.34972°N 71.89000°E / 52.34972; 71.89000

Capital: Kokshetau
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