Ekibastuz City - located in the Pavlodar region of Kazakhstan. The largest coal deposit in Kazakhstan. Near the pool are railway Pavlodar - Astana Irtysh-Karaganda canal and motorway Pavlodar - Karaganda. Confined to a closed basin area of 155 km2 with a length of 24 km and a maximum width of 8.5 km. Total geological coal reserves of about 10 billion tons. Center production - the city Ekibastuz.Naselenny point Ekibastuz formed in 1898. Status city of regional significance Ekibastuz assigned June 12, 1957.