Tarbagatay (, ) is a district of East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the village of Akzhar. The population is:
History The administrative center of Tarbagatay District of East Kazakhstan Region was Aksuat until 2022, when the Aksuat District of Abai Region was established.Правовые акты Указы - О некоторых вопросах административно-территориального устройства Республики Казахстан
Climate 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.
Toponym 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.
Administrative-territorial system Tarbagatay District has 17 rural districts and 65 villages.
Demographics Ethnic groups (2009): Kazakh 98.7% Russian 1.1% Tatar 0.1% German 0.1% Others : 0.1%
Economy 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).
Sights Borytastagan Syn-tas Atyn oba Alty oba
References
External links Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages Statistic Agency of East Kazakhstan Region Akim of Tarbagatay District HB Paksoy, "Z.V. Togan: The Origins of the Kazaks and the Ozbeks," Central Asian Survey 11 (3), 1992