677415 people
166844.0 km²
in the north - with the Altai Territory and the Republic of Altai; in the east - with the East Kazakhstan region; in the south - with the Zhetysu region; in the south-west - with the Ulytau region; in the west - with the Karaganda region; in the northwest - with the Pavlodar region.
Semey city 350201 people
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Its history Abay district counts from the late 20-ies of the XX century. Initially bore the name of Chingistau district (legally entered into force in 1928), formed from Chagan, Chingiz and part of Lunachar volosts of Semipalatinsk district. Territorially, the Abay district is located in the south-west of the East Kazakhstan region of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Territory - 20 thousand square kilometers. The administrative center of the district is the Karaaul village. The district consists of 9 rural districts: Karaaul, Arkhat, Kaskabulak, Medeu, Kangirbayby, Kokbay, Kundyzdin, Sarzhal, Toktamys. The main direction of the regional economy is livestock.
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Ayagoz district was founded in 1928. Since 1937 Ayagoz town received the status of the district center. The total area makes up 49558,03 sq. km. Ayagoz district is located to the southward of the region. In the West the district borders the Karaganda region, in the South the Almaty region, in the North Abai, Zharma districts, in the East Urjar, Tarbagatai districts. The district center – Ayagoz town, is a large railway station and located on both sides of the railway. In the district there is 1 village and 21 rural districts. In the district economy the most important are railway organizations, power, heat supply, agriculture, trading and municipal services.
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Beskaragai rayon - one of 19 territorial units of the East Kazakhstan region, it is located in northern part of the region. As an administrative unit it is formed in 1926 in structure of the Pavlodar region. In present borders the rayon borders in the north on Mikhailovsk and Uglov rayons of Altay krai of the Russian Federation, border length - 89 km, in the West – Lebyazhin rayon of the Pavlodar region, in southwest on Kurchatov town and in southeast on Semey city of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The administrative center is Beskaragai village. In the vicinity of 10 rural districts. The rayon is of agricultural direction, it specializes on manufacture of grain, olive and melon plantation cultures, dairy animal industry, manufacture of consumer goods, products of forestry enterprises.
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Borodulikha district was founded in 1944. The district is situated in the north of East-Kazakhstan region. Borodulikha district borders on Altai krai of Russian Federation in the north, on Shemonaikha district in the east, on Beskaragai district in the west, on Semipalatinsk city in the south. Overall territory makes up 6900 sq.km. The district center is 200 km away from the regional center (Ust-Kamengorsk), the distance to the nearest railway is 25 km. In the administrative district of 18 rural districts and 1 settlement.
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In 1997, by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kokpekty and Samara districts were merged. The district was named Kokpekty with the center of the Kokpekty village. The area of the district is 14.6 thousand square meters. In the region of 18 rural districts, including 66 villages. For the region, the agrarian sector is fundamental, since the bulk of the population is involved in it.
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The city of Kurchatov is the center of the former Semipalatinsk test site. The city was founded in 1947. Located in the north-west of the East Kazakhstan region. It occupies an area of 11 thousand hectares. The city of Kurchatov includes Kurchatov itself, the railway station Degelen (2 km) and the village of Moldary (3-4 km).
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The foundation of Semipalatinsk occurred in 1718. The territory of 27.81 thousand square kilometers. Semey one of the cultural, historical centers not only of Eastern Kazakhstan, but of the entire republic. The museums of Abay and F.M. Dostoevsky, the oldest museum of local lore in Kazakhstan and Western Siberia, the Museum of Fine Arts named after the Nevzorov family, and a whole network of libraries. Two theaters work - the Kazakh Musical and Drama Theater named after Abay and the Russian Drama Theater named after F.M. Dostoevsky.
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Urdzhar District was established in 1928. It is located in the south-eastern part of the East Kazakhstan region near the southern foothills of the Tarbagatai mountains. The area of the district is 23.4 thousand square meters. km. The administrative-territorial composition of the Urdzhar district includes 27 rural districts with 55 settlements. The district center is the village of Urjar. The main direction of the region's economy is agriculture.
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Zharma district was founded in 1928. The area of the district is 22 thousand 600 square kilometers. The number of settlements is 54, territorial units are 1 city, 4 settlements, 17 rural districts. The nature is rich and picturesque. There are a great number of rivers and lakes, green hills, ravines. The region is rich in minerals such as gold, precious and jobbing stone, ferrous marble, limestone. The railway of public importance, motorways Almaty-Ridder and Omsk-Maykapchagay cross the territory of the region.
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