Jambyl Region
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Jambyl Region Жамбыл облысы Жамбылская область |
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 Map of Kazakhstan, location of Jambyl Province highlighted |
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| Coordinates: 44°0′N 72°0′E / 44.000°N 72.000°ECoordinates: 44°0′N 72°0′E / 44.000°N 72.000°E | ||
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 Kazakhstan
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| Capital | Taraz | |
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| • Akim | Karim Kokirekbaev | |
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| • Total | 144,264 km2 (55,701 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-02-01) | ||
| • Total | 1,071,645 | |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | East (UTC+6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+6) | |
| Postal codes | 080000 | |
| Area codes | +7 (726) | |
| ISO 3166 code | KZ-ZHA | |
| Vehicle registration | 08, H | |
| Districts | 10 | |
| Cities | 4 | |
| Villages | 367 | |
| Website | www |
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Jambyl Region (Kazakh: Жамбыл облысы, Jambıl oblısı, جامبىل وبلىسى) is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Taraz. The population of the region is 1,000,000; the city is 335,100. The provinceregion borders Kyrgyzstan, and is very near Uzbekistan (all to the south). Jambyl also borders three other provinces: Karaganda Region (to the north), South Kazakhstan Region (to the west) and Almaty Region (to the east). The total area is 144,200 square kilometres (55,700 sq mi). The province borders Lake Balkhash to its northeast. The province (and its capital during the Soviet era) was named after the Kazakh akyn (folk singer) Jambyl Jabayev.
An estimated 1.2 million people lived in the province in 2010. The population consists of more than 100 ethnic groups. Kazakhs comprise about 65% of the population. The lowest percentage of Kazakhs is in Taraz (Dzhambul) though their share in the city has grown from 23% in 1989 to 60% in 2009.
See Taraz for a detailed account of the history of the provincial capital.
The province is administratively divided into ten districts and the city of Taraz.
Janatas, Karatau, Shu, and Taraz have the administrative status of a town.
Important industries include rock phosphate mining (around Karatau). The Chu River valley is one of Kazakhstan's important areas of irrigated agriculture.
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