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Ulytau Region (Kazakh: Ұлытау облысы, romanized: Ūlytau oblysy; Russian: Улытауская область) is a region of Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the region is the city of Jezkazgan. The area split off from Karaganda Region in 2022.
Ulytau Region
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 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Kazakhstan, location of Ulytau Region highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′5.0914″N 68°21′11.9862″E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Administrative center | Jezkazgan |
| Government | |
| • Akim | Dastan Ryspekov[1] |
| Population | |
| 221,014 | |
| GDP | |
| • Total | KZT 1,609.7 billion US$ 3.486 billion (2022) |
| • Per capita | KZT 7,278,400 US$ 15,764 (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| Website | www |
The region's borders roughly correspond to the western half of the old Jezkazgan Region which was liquidated in 1997 and merged with Karaganda Region.
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Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced on 16 March 2022 that the region would be created.[4] The area split off from Karaganda Region when Tokayev's bill came into force on 8 June.[4][5]
- Zhanaarka District; adm. center Zhanaarka
- Ulytau District; adm. center Ulytau
- Zhezkazgan city
- Karazhal city
- Satpayev city
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