Sarysu | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Official Name: | Сарысу ауданы |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Jambyl Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Janatas |
Leader Title: | Akim |
Leader Name: | Saken Mamytov[1] |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Total: | 42879 |
Timezone: | East |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Sarysu (Kazakh: Сарысу ауданы, Kazakh: Sarysu audany) is a district of Jambyl Region in south-eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Janatas.[2] It
The district is named after the Sarysu River. Parts of it are in the lower basin of the Chu river, at the edge of the Moiynkum Desert. Lakes Ulken Kamkaly and Sorkol are located in the district.[3] [4]