Sarybel
| |
|---|---|
District
| |
| Сарыбел ауданы | |
 | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Karaganda Region |
| District | Sarybel District |
| Government | |
| • =Akim | Ruslan Yesenbekovich Nurmukhanbetov[1] |
| Population
(2019)[2]
| |
| • Total | 31,243 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (East) |
Sarybel District (Kazakh: Сарыбел ауданы), formerly "Osakarov District",[3] is a districtofKaraganda Region in central Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the settlement of Osakarovka.[4] The district had a population of 31,243 as of 2019.[2]
Nura District lies to the west. River Ulken Kundyzdy and lake Shybyndy are located in the district.[5][6]
During the industrialization of the Soviet Union in the 1930s, the central regions of the Kazakh SSR developed large coal and metallurgic industries, as well as large collective farms.[7] On December 28, 1940, the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR passed a decree creating the Osakarov District.[7] At the time of the decree, the newly formed district comprised nearly 40 collective farms and a handful of villages.[7] These farms largely grew various cereals, but were also home to cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, and poultry farming.[7] Upon the outbreak of World War II, over 6,000 people in the district went to fight on the Eastern Front, 7 female Komsomol brigades took up work in their absence, and the district's furniture and record factory were converted into producing various equipment parts and linens for the front line effort.[7] As part of the Virgin Lands campaign, a number of new farms were formed in the district during the 1950s and 1960s.[7]
In 1993, 2002, and 2004, a number of villages in the district were had their names changed from Russian-derived names to Kazakh-derived names.[7]
The district reported 31,243 inhabitants as of 2019.[2] Previously, the district's reported populations were 33,343 (2013 estimate);[8] 35,221 (2009 Census results);[9] and 44,317 (1999 Census results).[9]
| Ethnic Group | Population (2019) | Percent of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Russians | 13,935 | 44.60% |
| Kazakhs | 10,402 | 33.29% |
| Germans | 1,941 | 6.21% |
| Ukrainians | 1,617 | 5.18% |
| Tatars | 737 | 2.36% |
| Belarusians | 584 | 1.87% |
| Chechens | 482 | 1.54% |
| Greeks | 337 | 1.08% |
| Moldovans | 186 | 0.60% |
| Bashkirs | 141 | 0.45% |
| Mordvins | 101 | 0.32% |
| Azeris | 97 | 0.31% |
| Lithuanians | 81 | 0.26% |
| Poles | 80 | 0.26% |
| Chuvash | 71 | 0.23% |
| Koreans | 53 | 0.17% |
| Uzbeks | 19 | 0.06% |
| Others | 379 | 1.21% |
| Total | 31,243 | 100.00% |
50°34′12″N 72°34′48″E / 50.57000°N 72.58000°E / 50.57000; 72.58000
 | This Kazakhstan location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
