Aksu District (Jetisu Region)

Aksu
District
Ақсу ауданы
CountryKazakhstan
RegionJetisu Region
Administrative centerZhansugirov
Founded1930
Government
 • Akim (mayor)Bazarkhanov Yesim Seylkhanovich[1]
Population
 (2013)[citation needed]
 • Total40,242
Time zoneUTC+6 (East)

Aksu District (Kazakh: Ақсу ауданы, Aqsu audany) is a district of Jetisu Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the settlement of Zhansugirov.[2] The population of the district according to the 2013 estimate is 40,242.[citation needed] Asku District has 3 villages, 54 settlements, and 15 rural districts, held within a size of 4864.9 mi² (12 600 km²).[citation needed]

Part of the district borders Lake Balkhash, and partly occupies Lake Alakol, and the Zhetysu Alatau.

  1. ^ "Акимат Аксуского района". www.gov.kz.
  2. ^ "www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-21.