Tarbagatay
Тарбағатай
District
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Country Kazakhstan
RegionEast Kazakhstan Region and Abai Region
Administrative centerAksuat
Founded1928
Government
 • AkimSmailov Askhat Saidakhmetovich[1]
Area
 • Total9,200 sq mi (23,700 km2)
Population
 (2013)[2]
 • Total44,147
Time zoneUTC+6 (East)

Tarbagatay (Kazakh: Тарбағатай ауданы, Tarbağatai audany) is a district of the East Kazakhstan and Abai regions in eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the village (selo) of Aksuat. The population is: 44,147 (2013 estimate);[2] 47,125 (2009 Census results);[3] 65,589 (1999 Census results).[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2009):[6]

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).[6]

Sights

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. ^ "Tarbagatay.vko.gov.kz | Информация о районе". Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  5. ^ "Тарбагатайский район". kray.pushkinlibrary.kz.
  6. ^ a b "Тарбагатайский район". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-03-16.

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