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Abay (town)

Coordinates: 49°37′52″N 72°51′14″E / 49.63111°N 72.85389°E / 49.63111; 72.85389
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Abay
Абай
Abai
Abay is located in Kazakhstan
Abay
Abay
Location in Kazakhstan
Abay is located in Asia
Abay
Abay
Abay (Asia)
Coordinates: 49°37′52″N 72°51′14″E / 49.63111°N 72.85389°E / 49.63111; 72.85389
CountryKazakhstan
RegionKaraganda Region
DistrictAbay District
Founded1949
Re-Named and Re-Classified as a "City"1961
Government
 • Akim (mayor)Sabit Ospanov[1]
Population
 (1 Jan 2009)
 • Total25,550
Time zoneUTC+6 (ALMT)
Postal code
100100-100130
Area code+7 331 31

Abay (Kazakh: Абай, Abai) is a town (since 1961) located in central Kazakhstan, and has served as the capital of Abay District in Karaganda Region since 2002. Population: 25,550 (2009 Census results);[2] 33,066 (1999 Census results).[2]

Abay was founded in 1949 as a coal mining settlement with the name Sherubay-Noora (Kazakh: Шерубай-Нұра, Şerubai-Nūra; Russian: Чурубай-Нура, Churubay-Nura). In 1961, it was renamed Abay, after Abay Qunanbayuli, a Kazakh poet, composer and philosopher.

Sport

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In 2014 a team from Abay participated in the national championships in bandy for junior players born in 1996 and younger.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Акимом Абайского района стал Сабит Оспанов". inkaraganda.kz (in Russian). 2023-01-19.
  2. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Казахстанский хоккей еще жив! - 2 Февраля 2015 - Сайт болельщиков ХК "Акжайык"". akzhajik.ucoz.kz. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20.