Karaganda Region

Karaganda Region
Қарағанды облысы (Kazakh)
Flag of Karaganda Region
Coat of arms of Karaganda Region
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Karaganda Region highlighted
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Karaganda Region highlighted
Coordinates: 48°0′N 71°0′E / 48.000°N 71.000°E / 48.000; 71.000
Country Kazakhstan
CapitalKaraganda
Government
 • AkimErmaganbet Bulekpaev[1]
Area
 • Total427,982 km2 (165,245 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Lowest elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total1,378,863
 • Density3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalKZT 7,278.1 billion
US$ 15.763 billion (2022)
 • Per capitaKZT 6,412,900
US$ 13,889 (2022)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (East)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+06:00 (unchanged)
Postal codes
100000
Area codes+7 (721)
ISO 3166 codeKZ-KAR
Vehicle registration09, M
Districts9
Cities11
Townships39
Villages557 [5]
Websitekaraganda-region.gov.kz/eng/

Karaganda Region (Kazakh: Qarağandy oblysy) was a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital was Karaganda. On 17 March 2022, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced that the region would be merged into a new region, called Ulytau Region.[6] The bill came into force on 8 June 2022.[6][7]

  1. ^ "О назначении Булекпаева Е.К." (in Russian). akorda.kz. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Official site - General Information". Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ^ Agency of statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Численность населения Республики Казахстан по областям с начала 2013 года до 1 февраля 2013 года (russisch; Excel-Datei; 55 kB).
  4. ^ DOSM. "Department of Statistics Kazakhstan". stat.gov.kz. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  5. ^ All-Biz Ltd. Карагандинская область
  6. ^ a b "В Казахстане появится четыре новых региона". Interfax. 16 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Улытауская область официально появилась на карте Казахстана". 24.kz (in Russian). 8 June 2022.

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