Karagandy: facts

At a glance

• Country: Kazakhstan
• Region: Karaganda
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 497,777
• Coordinates: 49.8019° N, 73.1021° E
• Time zone: Asia/Almaty (UTC+05:00)
• Currency: Tenge (KZT)
• Distance to the capital, Astana: 193 km (120 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sary-Arka Airport (KGF): 22 km (14 mi), straight line
• Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ): 179 km (111 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Saran: 19 km (12 mi)
• Abay: 25 km (16 mi)
• Temirtau: 30 km (18 mi)
• Shakhtinsk: 38 km (24 mi)
• Botaqara: 52 km (33 mi)