Ulytau Region
Ulytau Region
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 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Kazakhstan, location of Ulytau Region highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′5.0914″N 68°21′11.9862″E / 47.284747611°N 68.353329500°E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Administrative center | Jezkazgan |
| Government | |
| • Akim | Dastan Ryspekov[1] |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2022)[2] | 221,014 |
| GDP | |
| • Total | KZT 1,609.7 billion US$ 3.486 billion (2022) |
| • Per capita | KZT 7,278,400 US$ 15,764 (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| Website | www |
Ulytau Region (Kazakh: Ұлытау облысы, romanized: Ūlytau oblysy; Russian: Улытауская область) is a region of Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the region is the city of Jezkazgan. The area split off from Karaganda Region in 2022.
The region's borders roughly correspond to the western half of the old Jezkazgan Region which was liquidated in 1997 and merged with Karaganda Region.
History
[edit]Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced on 16 March 2022 that the region would be created.[4] The area split off from Karaganda Region when Tokayev's bill came into force on 8 June.[4][5]
Administrative divisions
[edit]- Zhanaarka District; adm. center Zhanaarka
- Ulytau District; adm. center Ulytau
- Zhezkazgan city
- Karazhal city
- Satpayev city
References
[edit]- ^ "New governor of Ulytau region named". inform.kz. 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Population Statistics, Ulytau Region". www.citypopulation.de. 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ DOSM. "Department of Statistics Kazakhstan". stat.gov.kz. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ a b "В Казахстане появится четыре новых региона". Interfax. 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Улытауская область официально появилась на карте Казахстана". 24.kz (in Russian). 8 June 2022.
External links
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Media related to Ulytau Region at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
Capital: Zhezkazgan | ||
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| Cities and administrative centers | ||