Jetisu Region Explained

Jetisu Region
Settlement Type:Region
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:Administrative center
Subdivision Name2:Taldykorgan
Leader Title:Akim
Leader Name:Beibit Isabayev[1]
Established Date:8 June 2022
Area Total Km2:118,500
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:650,000[2]
Demographics Type2:GDP
Demographics2 Footnotes:[3]
Demographics2 Title1:Total
Demographics2 Info1:KZT 1,426.9 billion
US$ 3.090 billion (2022)
Demographics2 Title2:Per capita
Demographics2 Info2:KZT 2,042,100
US$ 4,423 (2022)
Utc Offset:+5

Jetisu Region (pronounced as /ru/), sometimes spelled Zhetysu Region, is one of the Regions of Kazakhstan. Its administrative center is Taldykorgan. Total area of the region is 118,500 km².

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced on March 16, 2022, that the region would be created. The area split off from Almaty Region when Tokayev's decree came into force on June 8, 2022. The administrative center of the region is Taldykorgan, and the center of Almaty Region was moved to Qonayev.[4] On June 11, 2022, Beibit Isabayev was appointed as akim of the region.[5] The region's borders roughly correspond to the old Taldykorgan Region which was liquidated in 1997 and merged with Almaty Region.

It is named after the historical Zhetysu region of Central Asia, which is primarily situated within the modern-day region.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Нурлан Уранхаев назначен акимом Абайской области. tengrinews.kz . 2022-06-11.
  2. Web site: Даниал Ахметов высказался о создании Абайской области. www.nur.kz. 2022-04-06.
  3. Web site: DOSM . Department of Statistics Kazakhstan . 2023-03-01 . stat.gov.kz . 2 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240102130402/https://stat.gov.kz/en/industries/economy/national-accounts/publications/81256/ . live.
  4. News: В Казахстане появится четыре новых региона . Interfax . 16 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Бейбит Исабаев назначен акимом Жетысуской области. tengrinews.kz. 2022-06-11.