Tarbagatay District

This article is about the district of East Kazakhstan Region in Kazakhstan. For the district of the Buryat Republic in Russia, see Tarbagataysky District.
Tarbagatay
Тарбағатай
District
Flag of Tarbagatay
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Country Kazakhstan
RegionEast Kazakhstan Region
Administrative centerAkzhar
Founded1928
Government
 • AkimSmailov Askhat Saidakhmetovich[1]
Area
 • Total
9,200 sq mi (23,700 km2)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total
38,852
Time zoneUTC+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

  1. ^ "Акимат Тарбагатайского района". www.gov.kz.
  2. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  4. ^ Правовые акты Указы - О некоторых вопросах административно-территориального устройства Республики Казахстан
  5. ^ "Tarbagatay.vko.gov.kz | Информация о районе". Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  6. ^ "Тарбагатайский район". kray.pushkinlibrary.kz.
  7. ^ a b "Тарбагатайский район". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-03-16.