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Balqash
City population
81,364
#24
in Kazakhstan
#3
in Karaganda
#7,102
worldwide
46.845, 74.982 · 546 km from Astana
About Balqash
Balqash is a city in Karaganda, Kazakhstan with a population of 81,364. It is the 24th largest of the 83 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kazakhstan, and the 7,102nd largest worldwide. It lies 546 km from Astana.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 6
Elevation
372 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Almaty
Coordinates
46.845, 74.982
Record updated
2023-08-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 83 in KazakhstanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.