BALQASH

Karaganda · KAZAKHSTAN (KZ) · 46.85°N / 74.98°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,525,798

Balqash is a city in Kazakhstan with a population of 81,364. It sits at 46.85/74.98, runs on Asia/Almaty, is 5 km from Ozernyy.

Population 81,364

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Almaty

All facts

fields

Country: Kazakhstan
Subdivision: Karaganda
Coords: 46.85°N / 74.98°E
UTC offset: +5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 1 · within 50 km

SE Ozernyy Karaganda 3,563 5.9 km

Air access

nearby

BXH

Balkhash Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Balqash?: 81,364 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Balqash in?: Asia/Almaty.
Which country is Balqash in?: Kazakhstan (KZ).
Which airport serves Balqash?: Balkhash Airport (BXH).
How far is Balqash from Astana?: About 546 km.
Does Balqash have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Kazakhstan?: Russian.
What currency is used in Kazakhstan?: Tenge.
How many cities are in Kazakhstan?: 347 on record.
Which admin region is Balqash in?: Karaganda.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1525798

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1525798,
    "name": "Balqash",
    "ascii_name": "Balqash",
    "country_code": "KZ",
    "population": 81364,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Almaty",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 46.84546,
    "longitude": 74.98213
  }
}

Context

comparatives

22.8x the population of Ozernyy.
5 km from Ozernyy.
Same timezone (Asia/Almaty) as 240 other cities in Kazakhstan.