Karaganda or Qaraghandy (Kazakh: Қарағанды/Qarağandı/قاراعاندى [qɑɾɑˈʁɑndə] ( listen)), mair commonly kent bi its Roushie name Karaganda (Roushie: Караганда, till 1993), is the caipital o Karaganda Region in Kazakhstan.

Karaganda

Қарағанды (in Kazakh)
Ceety
Karagandy
Official seal of Karaganda
Seal
Karaganda is located in Kazakhstan
Karaganda
Karaganda
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 49°50′0″N 73°10′0″E / 49.83333°N 73.16667°E / 49.83333; 73.16667Coordinates: 49°50′0″N 73°10′0″E / 49.83333°N 73.16667°E / 49.83333; 73.16667
KintraKazakhstan
RegionKaraganda Region
Founded1931
Govrenment
 • Akim (mayor)Nurlan Aubakirov
Area
 • Total497.8 km2 (192.2 sq mi)
Elevation
546 m (1,791 ft)
Population
 (1 Januar 2010)
 • Total459,778
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (ALMT)
Postal code
100000 - 100030
Area code(s)+7 7212
Vehicle registrationM and 09 (region)
Websitewww.karaganda-akimat.kz

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