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For the river, see Ürjar (river). District in Abai Region, Kazakhstan
Úrjar
District
Үржар ауданы
Country Kazakhstan
RegionAbai Region
Administrative centerÚrjar
Founded1928
Government
 • AkimTokseitov Nurzhan Tleuzhanovich
Area
 • Total23,400 km (9,000 sq mi)
Population
 • Total83,174
Time zoneUTC+6 (East)

Uerzhar (Kazakh: Үржар ауданы, Ūrjar audany, ٷرجار اۋدانى) is a district of Abai Region in the eastern part of Kazakhstan, which borders with China. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Úrjar. Population: 81,008 (2013 estimate); 83,174 (2009 Census results); 95,312 (1999 Census results).

History

Ürjar District was first established in 1928, at the time of the Kazakh Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic, It was part of the Semipalatinsk Region. In 1997, six years after the independence from the USSR, the Semipalatinsk Region was abolished and Ürjar District became part of the East Kazakhstan Region. At the same time the territory of the abolished Makanshi District was included in Ürjar District. On 1 January 2024, the Makanshi District was re-established through a decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the eastern sector of Ürjar District was segregated to form the new district.

References

  1. "Назначен новый аким Урджарского района". www.kt.kz. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
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  4. ^ "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  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
  7. УРДЖАРСКИЙ РАЙОН (Ürjar District)
Abai Region
Capital: Semey
Districts
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47°05′34″N 81°37′40″E / 47.09278°N 81.62778°E / 47.09278; 81.62778

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