Tarbagatay District
Tarbagatay
Тарбағатай | |
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District | |
 Flag | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 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
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
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
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
Tarbagatay District has 17 rural districts and 65 villages.[6]
Demographics
Ethnic groups (2009):[7]
Economy
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
- Borytastagan
- Syn-tas
- Atyn oba
- Alty oba
References
- ↑ "Акимат Тарбагатайского района". www.gov.kz.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Население Республики Казахстан" (in русский). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in русский). 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.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Тарбагатайский район". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
