Kokpekti District Explained

Kokpekti
Settlement Type:District
Official Name:Көкпекті ауданы
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Mapsize1:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Abai Region
Subdivision Name2:Kokpekti
Leader Title:Akim
Leader Name:Adlet Kozhanbaev[1]
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1930
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:9100
Population As Of:2023
Population Total:13636
Timezone:East
Utc Offset:+6
Website:http://www.kokpekti.vko.gov.kz/ru/

Kokpekti (Kazakh: Көкпекті ауданы|translit=Kökpektı audany) is a district of the Abai Region in eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the village of Kokpekti.[2]

History

Through a Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Samar District of East Kazakhstan Region was established in May 2022. The area of the village of Samar, its administrative center, was segregated from Kokpekti District.[3]

Geography

The district borders on Zharma District in the west, Aksuat District in the south, and Ulan District, Samar District and Kurshim District in the north and east.

The relief of the territory of the district is mainly hilly, in the north - mountainous (Kalbinsky ridge), in the south - the northern part basins of Lake Zaisan. The highest point of the region is Mount Karazhal (1,606 m).[4]

References

48.7575°N 82.3817°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Назначен новый аким Кокпектинского района в Абайской области. inbusiness.kz. 2024-08-05.
  2. Web site: www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages . 2008-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170443/http://www.geonames.de/coukz-sub.html . 2016-03-03 . dead .
  3. https://www.akorda.kz/ru/o-nekotoryh-voprosah-administrativno-territorialnogo-ustroystva-respubliki-kazahstan-445923 Правовые акты Указы - О некоторых вопросах административно-территориального устройства Республики Казахстан
  4. Web site: Кокпектинский район. kray.pushkinlibrary.kz.