Abai Region

Abai Region
Abai oblysy (Kazakh)
Абайская область (Russian)
Region
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Abai Region highlighted
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Abai Region highlighted
Country Kazakhstan
Administrative centerSemey
Government
 • ÄkimNurlan Uranqaev[1]
Area
 • Total
185,500 km2 (71,600 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
638,300[2]
GDP
[3]
 • TotalKZT 2,383.8 billion
US$ 5.162 billion (2022)
 • Per capitaKZT 3,901,100
US$ 8,449 (2022)
Time zoneUTC+5

Abai Region (Kazakh: Абай облысы, romanized: Abai oblysy, pronounced [ɑˈbɑj wobləˈsə]) is a region of Kazakhstan. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced on 16 March 2022 that the region would be created. The area split off from East Kazakhstan Region when Tokayev's bill came into force on 8 June 2022. The administrative center of the region is Semey, until 2007 known as Semipalatinsk. Its borders roughly correspond to the old Semipalatinsk Region which was liquidated in 1997 and merged with East Kazakhstan Region.[4]

Geography

The city of Semey is the administrative center of the region of Abai. The Region of Abai borders East Kazakhstan Region and Xinjiang to the east, Pavlodar Region and Altai Krai to the north, Karaganda Region to the west and Jetisu Region to the south.

Districts

The districts of the region as of 2024

The region consists of the cities of Kurchatov and Semey, as well as the following 10 districts:[5][6]

  1. Abai District, with the administrative center in the selo of Karauyl;
  2. Aksuat District, the village of Aksuat;
  3. Ayagoz District, the town of Ayagoz;
  4. Beskaragay District, the village of Beskaragai;
  5. Borodulikha District, the village of Borodulikha;
  6. Zharma District, the village of Kalbatau;
  7. Kokpekti District, the village of Kokpekti;
  8. Urzhar District, the village of Urzhar;
  9. Makanshi District, the village of Makanshi;
  10. Zhanasemey District, the city of Semey.

Etymology

The region was named after the Kazakh aqyn Abai Qunanbaiuly, who was born in what is now the Abai Region.

References

  1. ^ "Нурлан Уранхаев назначен акимом Абайской области". tengrinews.kz. 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Даниал Ахметов высказался о создании Абайской области". www.nur.kz. 6 April 2022.
  3. ^ DOSM. "Department of Statistics Kazakhstan". stat.gov.kz. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ^ "В Казахстане появится четыре новых региона". Interfax. 16 March 2022.
  5. ^ Handbook on the history of the administrative-territorial structure of the Semipalatinsk Region. - Semipalatinsk, 2006.
  6. ^ Правовые акты Указы - О некоторых вопросах административно-территориального устройства Республики Казахстан