Abai Region

Abai Region

Абай облысы (Kazakh)
Абайская область (Russian)
Abai Region Абай облысы (Kazakh) Абайская область (Russian)
Region
	Map of Kazakhstan, location of Abai Region highlighted
Country	Kazakhstan
Administrative center	Semey
Government
• Akim	Nurlan Urankhaev
Area
• Total	185,500 km2 (71,600 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	638,300
Time zone	UTC+6 (East)

Abai Region is a region of Kazakhstan. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced on 16 March 2022 that the region would be created. The area split off from East Kazakhstan Region when Tokayev's bill came into force on 8 June 2022. The administrative center of the region is Semey. Its borders roughly correspond to the old Semipalatinsk Region which was liquidated in 1997 and merged with East Kazakhstan Region.^[3]

References

^ "Нурлан Уранхаев назначен акимом Абайской области". tengrinews.kz. 11 June 2022.
^ "Даниал Ахметов высказался о создании Абайской области". www.nur.kz. 6 April 2022.
^ "В Казахстане появится четыре новых региона". Interfax. 16 March 2022.

[1] "Нурлан Уранхаев назначен акимом Абайской области". tengrinews.kz. 11 June 2022.

[2] "Даниал Ахметов высказался о создании Абайской области". www.nur.kz. 6 April 2022.

[3] "В Казахстане появится четыре новых региона". Interfax. 16 March 2022.

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