Pavlodar Kazakhstan city

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Pavlodar Kazakhstan city overview

Pavlodar city coat of arms

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Pavlodar is a city and administrative center of Pavlodar oblast of Kazakhstan, and a port on Irtysh River. Pavlodar city has an airport.

Pavlodar Kazakhstan city population - 300,200 (2006).
Pavlodar Kazakhstan city land area - 400 sq. km.
Pavlodar Kazakhstan city phone code - +7-7182.
Pavlodar Kazakhstan city postal codes - 140000-140017.

Pavlodar city streets

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Pavlodar Kazakhstan city history

The oldest region center in northern Kazakhstan, Pavlodar city was founded in 1720 as Koryakovsky outpost on Russian Irtysh fortified line, near salt lakes. The settlement became the town of Pavlodar in 1861, but, although it did a substantial trade in salt and agricultural produce. Pavlodar population was only about 8,000 in 1897.

Pavlodar city was growing fast during USSR Virgin Lands Campaign in 1955. Youth immigration from all parts of the Soviet Union and construction of new factories and industries created new modern Pavlodar.

Pavlodar city sceneries

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Pavlodar Kazakhstan city economy

Since the mid-1960s, Pavlodar city has grown considerably to become a major industrial center, with tractor, aluminum, and chemical plants. An oil refinery was completed in 1978 in Pavlodar. As the location of a major tank factory, Pavlodar city was closed to foreigners until 1992.