Merki (Kazakh: Меркі ауданы, Merkı audany) is a district of Jambyl Region in south-eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Merki.[1]
Merki | |
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District | |
| Меркі ауданы | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Merki District in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 42°52′48″N 73°10′48″E / 42.88000°N 73.18000°E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | Jambyl Region |
| Administrative center | Merki |
| Government | |
| • Akim | Baubekov Zhorabek Nurmergenovich |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 81,712 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (East) |
June 29, 2013 — July 2016 — was appointed аkim of the district Kopbosynov Bakhtiyar Beisembaevich.[2]
June 30, 2016 — 2021 — was appointed a new akim Umirbekov Meirkhan Azatovich.[3]
March 2, 2021 — May 5, 2022 — was appointed a new akim Nursipatov Ruslan Maratovich.[4]
May 16, 2022 — was appointed a new akim Baubekov Zhorabek Nurmergenovich.[5]
References edit
- ^ "www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages". Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ Appointments in the akimat of the Zhambyl region
- ^ New district akims appointed
- ^ Mayor of Merken district appointed in Zhambyl region
- ^ New akim of Merken region appointed
42°52′48″N 73°10′48″E / 42.88000°N 73.18000°E
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