Zhambyl District, Almaty Region

Zhambyl
District
Жамбыл ауданы
CountryKazakhstan
RegionAlmaty Region
Administrative centerUzynagash
Government
  Akim (mayor)Ertas Nurlan Ertasovich
Area
  Total
7,500 sq mi (19,300 km2)
Population
 (2013)
  Total
137,129
Time zoneUTC+6 (East)

Zhambyl District (Kazakh: Жамбыл ауданы, Jambyl audany) is a district of Almaty Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Uzynagash. Population: 137,129 (2013 estimate); 117,599 (2009 census results); 105,895 (1999 census results). The district is named after Zhambyl Zhabayev, who was a Soviet and Kazakh poet, who won the Stalin Prize of the second degree in 1941.People often confuse with Zhambyl region,however these are two different terms.