Zhelezin District Explained

Zhelezin
Settlement Type:District
Official Name:Железин ауданы
Mapsize:300px
Mapsize1:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Pavlodar Region
Subdivision Name2:Zhelezinka
Leader Title:Akim
Leader Name:Shaykhimov Aitugan Abylayevich[1]
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1938
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:7700
Population As Of:2013
Population Total:16907
Timezone:East
Utc Offset:+6

Zhelezin (Kazakh: Железин ауданы, Kazakh: Jelezin audany) is a district of Pavlodar Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Zhelezinka.[2] Population:

Elmira Abdrazakova, born in the above Kazakh district, was crowned Miss Russia 2013, representing her adopted country at the Miss World and Miss Universe pageants that took place the same year.

Geography

Lakes Zharagash and Kyzyltuz are located in the district, close to the Kazakhstan-Russia border.[3]

References

53.55°N 96°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Назначен аким Железинского района Павлодарской области. www.inform.kz. 2021-10-27.
  2. http://www.geonames.de/coukz-sub.html www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages
  3. Web site: N-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 30 January 2024.