Tarbagatay District
Tarbagatay
Тарбағатай | |
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District | |
 Flag | |
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| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | East Kazakhstan Region |
| Administrative center | Akzhar |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Government | |
| • Akim | Smailov Askhat Saidakhmetovich[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,200 sq mi (23,700 km2) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 38,852 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (East) |
Tarbagatay (Kazakh: Тарбағатай ауданы, Tarbağatai audany) is a district of East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the village of Akzhar. The population is: 44,147 (2013 estimate);[2] 47,125 (2009 Census results);[3] 65,589 (1999 Census results).[3]
History
[edit]The administrative center of Tarbagatay District of East Kazakhstan Region was Aksuat until 2022, when the Aksuat District of Abai Region was established.[4]
Climate
[edit]The climate in Tarbagatay is very continental. Winters are cold (in January average temperature −22 °С, −30 °С) and summers are hot (in July average temperature +25 °С, +35 °С). Precipitation is low (200–300 mm/year) and occurs mostly in winter.[5]
Toponym
[edit]The name Tarbagatay is derived from Mongolian and literally means "having marmots" (specifically the Tarbagan marmot). However, tagh ~ taw ~ tay may be misinterpreted as meaning "mountain" by speakers of Turkic languages, such as the Kazakh language.
Administrative-territorial system
[edit]Tarbagatay District has 17 rural districts and 65 villages.[6]
Demographics
[edit]Ethnic groups (2009):[7]
Economy
[edit]Tarbagatay's economy is agricultural, centered around the production of meat, fish, flour, and bread. The district's GDP is 503.9 million tenge, or roughly $3.4 million USD (2008).[7]
Sights
[edit]- Borytastagan
- Syn-tas
- Atyn oba
- Alty oba
References
[edit]- ^ "Акимат Тарбагатайского района". www.gov.kz.
- ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ Правовые акты Указы - О некоторых вопросах административно-территориального устройства Республики Казахстан
- ^ "Tarbagatay.vko.gov.kz | Информация о районе". Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ "Тарбагатайский район". kray.pushkinlibrary.kz.
- ^ a b "Тарбагатайский район". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
External links
[edit]- Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages
- Statistic Agency of East Kazakhstan Region
- Akim of Tarbagatay District
- HB Paksoy, "Z.V. Togan: The Origins of the Kazaks and the Ozbeks," Central Asian Survey 11 (3), 1992
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