| Tarbagatay | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Native Name: | Тарбағатай |
| Seal Size: | 300 |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Mapsize1: | 150px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Administrative center |
| Subdivision Name2: | Akzhar |
| Leader Title: | Akim |
| Leader Name: | Smailov Askhat Saidakhmetovich[1] |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1928 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 23700 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Total: | 38852 |
| Timezone: | East |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
| Native Name Lang: | kk-Cyrl |
Tarbagatay (Kazakh: Тарбағатай ауданы, Kazakh: Tarbağatai audany) is a district of East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the village of Akzhar. The population is:
The administrative center of Tarbagatay District of East Kazakhstan Region was Aksuat until 2022, when the Aksuat District of Abai Region was established.[2]
The climate in Tarbagatay is very continental. Winters are cold (in January average temperature −22 °С, −30 °С) and summers are hot (in July average temperature +25 °С, +35 °С). Precipitation is low (200–300 mm/year) and occurs mostly in winter.[3]
The name Tarbagatay is derived from Mongolian and literally means "having marmots" (specifically the Tarbagan marmot). However, tagh ~ taw ~ tay may be misinterpreted as meaning "mountain" by speakers of Turkic languages, such as the Kazakh language.
Tarbagatay District has 17 rural districts and 65 villages.[4]
Ethnic groups (2009):[5]
Tarbagatay's economy is agricultural, centered around the production of meat, fish, flour, and bread. The district's GDP is 503.9 million tenge, or roughly $3.4 million USD (2008).[5]