Bayzak | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Official Name: | Байзақ ауданы |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Jambyl Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Sarykemer |
Leader Title: | Akim |
Leader Name: | Kazanbasov Bakhyt Alpysbaevich[1] |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Total: | 93881 |
Timezone: | East |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Bayzak (kk|Байзақ ауданы, Kazakh: Baizaq audany) is a district of Jambyl Region in south-eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the auyl of Sarykemer.[2]
The district was formed on February 14 1938 under the name Sverdlovsk district. In 1995 it was renamed Bayzaksky. At the end of August 2021, explosions in a military unit occurred in this area, causing significant casualties; national mourning was declared.[3]