Sarkand District Explained

Sarkand
Settlement Type:District
Official Name:Сарқан ауданы
Mapsize:300px
Mapsize1:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Jetisu Region
Subdivision Type2:Administrative center
Subdivision Name2:Sarkand
Leader Title:Akim (mayor)
Leader Name:Mamanbayev Galymzhan Kanatovich[1]
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1928
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:24400
Population As Of:2013
Population Total:40683
Timezone:East
Utc Offset:+6

Sarkand District or Sarkant District (Kazakh: Сарқан ауданы, Kazakh: Sarqan audany) is a district of Jetisu Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Sarkand.[2] Population:

History

It was formed on September 3, 1928 with the center of the village of Sarkand in the Alma-Ata district on the territory of the Lepsinsky district and the Cherkasy volost. On December 17, 1930, the district was disbanded and transferred to the Aksu and Lepsinsky districts. On January 9, 1935, the Sarkand region was restored with the center in the village. Sarkand is part of the Alma-Ata region.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Назначен аким Сарканского района области Жетiсу. www.alataunews.kz. 2022-09-26.
  2. http://www.geonames.de/coukz-sub.html www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages
  3. Web site: САРКАНДСКИЙ РАЙОН. tochka-na-karte.ru.