Ulytau Region

Ulytau Region

*Ulytau oblysy* (Kazakh)
Улытауская область (Russian)
Ulytau Region Ulytau oblysy (Kazakh) Улытауская область (Russian)
Region
	From the top, Ulytau Sanctuary, Zhezkazgan, Kengir Reservoir
	Coat of arms
	Map of Kazakhstan, location of Ulytau Region highlighted
	Coordinates: 47°17′5.0914″N 68°21′11.9862″E / 47.284747611°N 68.353329500°E
Country	Kazakhstan
Administrative center	Jezkazgan
Government
• Akim	Berik Bakhytovich Abdygaliev
Population
• Estimate (2022)	221,014
GDP
• Total	KZT 1,609.7 billion; US$ 3.486 billion (2022)
• Per capita	KZT 7,278,400; US$ 15,764 (2022)
Time zone	UTC+5
Website	www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/ulytau?lang=en

Ulytau Region is a region of Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the region is the city of Jezkazgan. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced on 16 March 2022 that the region would be created.^[4] The area split off from Karaganda Region when Tokayev's bill came into force on 8 June 2022.^[4]^[5] On 11 June 2022 Berik Bakhytovich Abdygaliev was appointed akim of the Ulytau region.^[6] The region's borders roughly correspond to the western half of the old Jezkazgan Region which was liquidated in 1997 and merged with Karaganda Region.

Administrative divisions

Zhanaarka District; adm. center Zhanaarka
Ulytau District; adm. center Ulytau
Zhezkazgan city
Karazhal city
Satpayev city

References

^ "Нурлан Уранхаев назначен акимом Абайской области". tengrinews.kz. 11 June 2022.
^ "Population Statistics, Ulytau Region". www.citypopulation.de. 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
^ DOSM. "Department of Statistics Kazakhstan". stat.gov.kz. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "В Казахстане появится четыре новых региона". Interfax. 16 March 2022.
^ "Улытауская область официально появилась на карте Казахстана". 24.kz (in Russian). 8 June 2022.
^ "Назначен аким Улытауской области". kapital.kz. 11 June 2022.

External links

Media related to Ulytau Region at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

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

[2] "Population Statistics, Ulytau Region". www.citypopulation.de. 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

[:dosm-3] DOSM. "Department of Statistics Kazakhstan". stat.gov.kz. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[newreg-4] "В Казахстане появится четыре новых региона". Interfax. 16 March 2022.

[5] "Улытауская область официально появилась на карте Казахстана". 24.kz (in Russian). 8 June 2022.

[6] "Назначен аким Улытауской области". kapital.kz. 11 June 2022.

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v t e Ulytau Region
Capital: Zhezkazgan
Districts	Zhanaarka District Ulytau District
Cities and administrative centers	Zhezkazgan Karazhal Satpayev Zhanaarka Ulytau