| Makanshi District | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Official Name: | Мақаншы ауданы |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Mapsize1: | 150px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Abai Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Makanshi |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1928–1930; 1935–1963; 1969–1997; re-established 2024 |
| Area Total Km2: | 9200 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 27467 |
| Timezone: | East |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
| Elevation M: | 2992 |
Makanshi District (kk|Мақаншы ауданы, ru|Маканчинский район) is a district of Abai Region in eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the village of Makanshi.[1] Population: 44,831 (1989 Census results).
The district was first established in 1928 at the time of the Kazakh ASSR. In the century that followed it went through three periods of abolishment and restoration. Finally Makanshi District was re-established in January 2024 by segregating the eastern sector of Urzhar District through a decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[2] [3]