Sozak (Kazakh: Созақ ауданы, Sozaq audany) is a district of Turkistan Region in southern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Sholakkorgan.[3] Population: 56,847 (2013 estimate);[2] 51,935 (2009 Census results);[4] 47,231 (1999 Census results).[4] It contains the titular village of Sozak.
Sozak
Созақ | |
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District | |
| Созақ ауданы | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | Turkistan Region |
| Administrative center | Sholakkorgan |
| Government | |
| • Akim | Turysbekov Mukhit Seksenbaevich[1] |
| Population (2013)[2] | |
• Total | 56,847 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (East) |
Geography
editThe Ashchykol Depression is located in the district.[5] The archaeological remains of the ancient Kumkent fortification are located to the southwest of Kumkent village, near lake Kyzylkol.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Назначен аким Сузакского района". shymkenttv.kz. 2022-01-25.
- ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages
- ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "L-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia. - Almaty: Kazakh encyclopedias , 2005. - T. III. — ISBN 9965-9746-4-0
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