Aqtogai District, Pavlodar Region Explained

Aktogay
Settlement Type:District
Official Name:Ақтоғай ауданы
Native Name:Ақтоғай
Mapsize:300px
Mapsize1:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Pavlodar Region
Subdivision Name2:Aktogay
Leader Title:Akim
Leader Name:Arynov Karshyga Zalmukhanovich[1]
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1938
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:9800
Population As Of:2013
Population Total:13735
Timezone:East
Utc Offset:+6

Aqtogai (Kazakh: Ақтоғай ауданы, Kazakh: Aqtoğai audany) is a district of Pavlodar Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Aqtogay.[2] Population:

Physico-geographical characteristic

Geographic location

The area is 9.8 thousand km² (7.69% of the territory of the region). It occupies the 5th place in terms of size among the districts of the region. Aktogay District is located in the south of the West Siberian Plain, on the left bank of the Irtysh.[3] In the north it borders on Irtysh district, in the south - on the rural areas of the cities of Aksu and Ekibastuz, in the west - on Akmola and North Kazakhstan regions, in the east - with Terenkol region and Pavlodar regions along the Irtysh river.

Climate

Climate Sharply continental climate. The average temperature in January is -17°-19°C, in July - +20°+21°C. Annual amount of atmospheric precipitation - 250-300 mm.

Relief and Hydrography

The relief of the territory is flat (Irtysh plain). There are numerous salt lakes, such as Zhamantuz. Reserves of natural building materials have been explored in the bowels. Minerals: common salt, sands, clays.

Flora and fauna

The vegetation is steppe, forb-feather grass; poplar, maple, willow, meadowsweet grow in the river valleys. Live wolf, fox, hare, korsak, badger, gopher, hamster.

References

52.7°N 75.48°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Акимат Актогайского района. www.gov.kz.
  2. Web site: www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages . 2008-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170443/http://www.geonames.de/coukz-sub.html . 2016-03-03 . dead .
  3. Web site: Большие города. Актогайский район (Павлодарская область). 24.kz.