Ridder
Риддер | |
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Coordinates: 50°21′N 83°31′E / 50.350°N 83.517°E | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Region | East Kazakhstan Region |
Founded | May 31, 1786 |
Incorporated (city) | February 10, 1934 |
Government | |
• Akim (mayor) | Duman Rakhmetkaliev [1] |
Elevation | 730 m (2,400 ft) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 50,500 |
Time zone | UTC+6 |
Area code | +7 72336 |
Ridder (Kazakh: Риддер, romanized: Ridder), formerly known as Leninogorsk (Russian: Лениногорск) is a city in the East Kazakhstan Region in north-eastern Kazakhstan. Its population is approximately 50,500 (2009 Census results).[2] The city is situated in the south-western Altai Mountains and north-east of the region's capital, Oskemen, along the Ulba River, at an elevation higher than 700 metres.[3] Ridder is the source of the E40 motorway.