Nura District (, ) is a district of Karaganda Region in central Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the settlement of Nura. The district has a population of 22,569 as of 2019.
Geography The district is located in the Kazakh Uplands. Rivers Kulanotpes and Sonaly, and lakes Kerey, Kypshak, Kiyakty and Shoshkakol are located in the district.
History During the 1890s, a number of Ukrainians, Russians, and Germans began constructing settlements in the area, which was already home to approximately 330 villages of the native Kazakh people. On April 19, 1923, by order of the Kirghiz SSR, the Nurinsk Volost was created as part of the Akmola Uyezd. On March 10, 1932, the Nurinsk Volost joined the newly created Karagandy Oblast. Nura became the district's administrative center in 1928.
The 1930s saw a number of modernization programs implemented in the district, with electricity, telephones, and postal services being introduced. 16 schools were erected as part of a wider Soviet program to combat illiteracy known as likbez.
During World War II, over 3,000 people from the district fought in the war, and 1,083 died in battle. Two residents of the district were awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal.
From 1954 to 1957, 7 state farms were created in the district as part of the Virgin Lands Program.
Demographics Nura has suffered considerable population decline in post-Soviet times, with population falling from , down to , to 22,569 as of 2019.
Ethnic composition +Ethnic Groups of Nura DistrictEthnic GroupPopulation (2019)Percent of TotalKazakhs15,25067.57%Russians3,90117.28%Ukrainians1,2865.70%Germans9274.11%Belarusians3771.67%Tatars3051.35%Chechens550.24%Mordvins500.22%Azeris490.22%Moldovans450.20%Chuvash440.19%Bashkirs420.19%Lithuanians420.19%Poles410.18%Koreans320.14%Uzbeks110.05%Greeks50.02%Others1070.47%Total22,569100.00%
Administrative divisions +Administrative divisions of the Nura DistrictRural district/cityPopulation (2021)Settlement(s)Nura Rural Administration6626NuraKobetei Rural District1302Kobetei, Ondiris, Pervoe MayaAhmet Rural District1221AhmetShubarkol Rural District1142ShubarkolKyzyltal Rural District1036Kertindi, AlgabasTassuat Rural District994KainarEgindi Rural District993EgindiShahter Rural District983ShahterskoeBaitugan Rural District938Baitugan, ZhanakurylysZarechnyi Rural District871ZarechnoeKorganzhar Rural District801Karim MynbaevIndustrialnyi Rural District696TassuatMuzbel Rural District647MuzbelBarshin Rural District641Barshino, BestamakAkmeshit Rural District614Akmeshit, KantaiKenzharyk Rural District548Izendi, Kenzharyk, ToparkolKaraoi Rural District511KaraoiZharaspai Rural District394ZharaspaiKarakoiyn Rural District381Zhanbobek, AkkolkaKulanotpes Rural District336Kulanotpes, Aktubek, NygmanDon Rural District304KulanotpesSaryozen Rural District202TikenektiBalyktykol Rural District192BalyktykolTaldysai Rural District160TaldysaiSonaly Rural District122Sonaly
Notable people
Nikolai Alexeyevich Kuznetsov, Soviet aviator
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