Semey

Semey
Семей (Kazakh)
Official seal of Semey
Semey is located in Kazakhstan
Semey
Semey
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 50°26′0″N 80°16′0″E / 50.43333°N 80.26667°E / 50.43333; 80.26667
Country Kazakhstan
RegionAbai Region
Founded1718
Incorporated (city)1782
Government
 • Akim (mayor)Nurbol Nursagatov
Area
 • Total210 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total350 967
Time zoneUTC+5 (Time in Kazakhstan)
Postal code
F1*****
Area code+7 7222
Vehicle registrationU, 16
Bridge in Semey,[1] 2007
NASA satellite photo of Semey

Semey (Kazakh: Семей / Semei, pronounced [sʲɪˈmʲej] (); Russian: Семей), until 2007 known as Semipalatinsk (Russian: Семипала́тинск) and between 1917 and 1920 as Alash-Qala (Kazakh: Алаш-қала / Alaş-qala), is a city in eastern Kazakhstan, in the Kazakh part of Siberia. When Abai Region was created in 2022, Semey became its administrative centre. It lies along the Irtysh River near the border with Russia, 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) north of Almaty and 700 kilometers (430 mi) southeast of the Russian city of Omsk. Its population is 350,967 (2009 Census results).[2]

  1. ^ The New bridge in Semey on Wikimapia
  2. ^ "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

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