Shakhtinsk

Shakhtinsk (, ) is a city in the Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan. Located between the Sherubay-Nura and Tentek rivers, 50 km west of Karaganda, the administrative center of the region. As of 2023, the city's population was 39,185, and the urban area's population was 58,451.

History
Early history

The city was originally called Tentek (). It started as a workers' settlement in 1955. The reason for this was that coal coke was found nearby.

On January 1, 1959, 700 people lived here. The city's population grew because of the workers coming from the RSFSR, Ukrainian SSR and Byelorussian SSR.

Population
The city's largest population was in 1989. At that time, 96,654 people lived in the city.

Between 1989 and 1999, the population of the city decreased by 41800 people. This happened not only in Shakhtinsk, but also in other cities. Factories began to close in small industrial cities. Because of this, there was no work in the city.

Nationalities including the population of the urban area (as of the beginning of 2021):

 Ethnicity Population Percentage Russians   52,10 %  Kazakhs    27,39 % Tatars  4,71 % Ukrainians    4,61 %  Belarusians   1,92 %  Koreans    0,98 %  Bashkirs   0,74 %  Azerbaijanis    0,46 %  Poles    0,35 %  others    6,75 % Total   100,00 %

References

Category:Cities and towns in Kazakhstan
Category:Karaganda Region