Sary-Ozek (, ''Saryözek'') is a village and in and the administrative center of

Kerbulak District Kerbulak District (, ) is a district of Jetisu Region in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It border ...

, Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Sary-Ozek rural district. Sary-Ozek is 900 km southeast of the capital

Astana Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...

and 80 km southwest of the regional center Taldykorgan. Sary-Ozek sits at 932 meters above sea level.

History

The 68th Missile Brigade of the 31st Rocket Army of the

Strategic Rocket Forces The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation or the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation (RVSN RF; ) is a military branch, separate combat arm of the Russian Armed Forces that controls Russia's land-based intercontinenta ...

(ground-based installations of R-2 missiles, then silo installations of the R-14 "Chusovaya") was based in Sary-Ozek from 1965. From 1967, the 101st missile regiment of the 44th missile division of the Soviet troops was based there. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union these regiments were dissolved. Until 2013 Saryozek was an urban-type settlement.

Population

In 1999, the population of the village was 12,236 people (5,855 men and 6,381 women). According to the 2009 census, 12,291 people lived in the village (5,972 men and 6,319 women). As of January 1, 2016, the population of the village was 13,757 people (6,653 men and 7,104 women).

Economy

The village has the Sary-Ozek railway station on the Semey - Almaty line 93 km southwest of the city of Taldykorgan, railway transport enterprises and a grain elevator.

Features

Sary-Ozek has 3 kindergartens and 4 schools, and two

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s. It is at the intersection of the A3 and A353 highways.

References

Cities and towns in Kazakhstan Populated places in Jetisu Region {{JetisuRegion-geo-stub