Magzhan Zhumabaev | |
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District | |
Мағжан Жұмабаев ауданы | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | North Kazakhstan Region |
Administrative center | Bulayevo |
Government | |
• Akim | Omarov Kairat Kairullinovich[1] |
Population (2013)[2] | |
• Total | 34,055 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (East) |
Magzhan Zhumabaev (Kazakh: Мағжан Жұмабаев ауданы, Mağjan Jūmabaev audany) is a district of North Kazakhstan Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Bulayevo.[3] Population: 34,055 (2013 estimate);[2] 36,924 (2009 Census results);[4] 49,679 (1999 Census results).[4]
The district was renamed in 2000 after Kazakh writer and poet Magzhan Zhumabayev. Formerly it was known as Bulayevsky District.
Part of swampy lake Shelegino lies close to the Kazakhstan–Russia border in the northeastern limit of the district.[5]