Zhambyl District, Almaty Region
District in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhambyl District (Kazakh: Жамбыл ауданы, Jambyl audany) is a district of Almaty Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Uzynagash.[3] Population: 137,129 (2013 estimate);[2] 117,599 (2009 Census results);[4] 105,895 (1999 Census results).[4] The district is named after Zhambyl Zhabayev, who was a Soviet and Kazakh poet, who won the Stalin Prize of the second degree in 1941.[5]
Zhambyl | |
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District | |
| Жамбыл ауданы | |
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| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Almaty Region |
| Administrative center | Uzynagash |
| Government | |
| • Akim (mayor) | Ertas Nurlan Ertasovich[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,500 sq mi (19,300 km2) |
| Population (2013)[2] | |
| • Total | 137,129 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (East) |
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