Tarbagatay
Тарбағатай | |
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District | |
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]
The administrative center of Tarbagatay District of East Kazakhstan Region was Aksuat until 2022, when the Aksuat District of Abai Region was established. [4]
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]
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.
Tarbagatay District has 17 rural districts and 65 villages. [6]
Ethnic groups (2009): [7]
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]
Tarbagatay
Тарбағатай | |
---|---|
District | |
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]
The administrative center of Tarbagatay District of East Kazakhstan Region was Aksuat until 2022, when the Aksuat District of Abai Region was established. [4]
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]
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.
Tarbagatay District has 17 rural districts and 65 villages. [6]
Ethnic groups (2009): [7]
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]