Country Kazakhstan Time zone East (UTC+6) Founded 17 January 1928 Capital Aksuat | Region East Kazakhstan Region Area 23,700 km² Population 44,147 (2013) Administrative center Aksuat | |
Tarbagatay (Kazakh: Тарбағатай ауданы; Russian: Тарбагатайский район) is a district of East Kazakhstan Region in eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Aksuat. Population: 44,147 (2013 estimate); 47,125 (2009 Census results); 65,589 (1999 Census results).
Contents
- Map of Tarbagatay District 070000 Kazakhstan
- Climate
- Toponym
- Administrative territorial system
- Demographics
- Economy
- Sights
- References
Map of Tarbagatay District, 070000, Kazakhstan
Climate
Very continental. Winter is cold (in January average temperature −22 °С, −30 °С) and summer is hot (in July average temperature +25 °С, +35 °С). Very poor precipitation (200–300 mm/year) mostly in winter season
Toponym
The name Tarbagatay derives from Mongolian (Tarbagan marmot) as marmot mountains. (Technically, tarbagatay means "with marmots" or "having marmots" in Mongolian, but tagh ~ taw ~ tay may be misinterpreted as meaning "mountain" by speakers of Turkic languages, such as the Kazakh language.)
Administrative-territorial system
17 rural districts, 65 villages.
Demographics
Ethnic groups (2009):
Economy
Agrocultural (meat, fish, flour, bread)
GDP 503 900 000 tenge ~ $3 427 900 (2008)