Bukhar-Zhyrau
District
Бұқар жырау ауданы
Coat of arms of Bukhar-Zhyrau
Coat of arms
CountryKazakhstan
RegionKaraganda Region
Administrative centerBotakara
Founded1938
Government
 • AkimAblay Sultangali[1]
Area
 • Total5,628 sq mi (14,576 km2)
Population
 (2013)[2]
 • Total63,236
Time zoneUTC+6 (East)

Bukhar-Zhyrau District (Kazakh: Бұқар жырау ауданы, Būqar Jyrau audany) is a district of Karaganda Region in central Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the settlement of Botakara.[3] Population: 63,236 (2013 estimate);[2] 64,003 (2009 Census results);[4] 69,617 (1999 Census results).[4]

Geography

Bukhar-Zhyrau District lies in the Kazakh Uplands. 1,049 meters (3,442 ft) high mount Semizbughy is the highest point in the district. Rudnichnoye lake is located near it.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Аблай Султангали назначен акимом Бухар-Жырауского района Карагандинской области". www.inform.kz. 2023-05-18.
  2. 1 2 "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  4. 1 2 "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "M-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Google Earth

50°03′30″N 73°43′00″E / 50.05833°N 73.71667°E / 50.05833; 73.71667


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