Ridder, Kazakhstan
Ridder
Риддер | |
|---|---|
Image of Ridder taken from the International Space Station | |
| 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 |
| Elevation | 730 m (2,400 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 50,874 |
| 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). 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. Ridder is the source of the E40 motorway.