Yrgyz District

Coordinates: 48°36′N 62°09′E / 48.600°N 62.150°E / 48.600; 62.150
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Yrgyz
District
Yrğyz audany
CountryKazakhstan
RegionAktobe Region
Administrative centerYrgyz
Government
 • AkimKyzbergenov Nurlan Kasymkhanuly[1]
Population
 (2013)[2]
 • Total15,060
Time zoneUTC+5 (West)

Yrgyz District (Kazakh: Ырғыз ауданы, Yrğyz audany) is a district of Aktobe Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Yrgyz.[3] Population: 15,060 (2013 estimate);[2] 14,416 (2009 Census results);[4] 15,610 (1999 Census results).[4]

Geography[edit]

The area of Yrgyz District is 41,500 square kilometers (16,000 sq mi). Shalkarteniz is located in the district. The Lakes of the lower Turgay and Irgiz Nature Reserve is a protected area located in the district.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Акимат Иргизкого района". www.gov.kz.
  2. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. ^ www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages
  4. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  5. ^ "M-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 23 July 2022.

48°36′N 62°09′E / 48.600°N 62.150°E / 48.600; 62.150