Jambyl Region

Jambyl Region Jambyl oblysy, Жамбыл облысы (Kazakh) Жамбылская область (Russian)
Region
From the top, Chu River, Moiynkum District, Aisha Bibi
Coat of arms
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Jambyl Province highlighted
Coordinates: 44°0′N 72°0′E / 44.000°N 72.000°E / 44.000; 72.000
Country	Kazakhstan
Capital	Taraz
Government
• Akim	Yerbol Karashukeev[1]
Area [2]
• Total	144,264 km2 (55,701 sq mi)
Population  (2022-01-01)[3]
• Total	1,209,665
• Density	8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
GDP [4]
• Total	KZT 2,685.5 billion US$ 5.816 billion (2022)
• Per capita	KZT 2,212,200 US$ 4,791 (2022)
Time zone	UTC+5
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (not observed)
Postal codes	080000
Area codes	+7 (726)
ISO 3166 code	KZ-ZHA
Vehicle registration	08, H
Districts	10
Cities	4
Villages	367
HDI (2022)	0.785[5] high · 6th
Website	www.zhambyl.gov.kz

Jambyl or Zhambyl Region (Kazakh: Жамбыл облысы, romanized: Jambyl oblysy; Russian: Жамбылская область, romanized: Zhambylskaya oblast), formerly known as Dzhambul Region (Russian: Джамбульская область, romanized: Dzhambulskaya Oblast) until 1991, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Taraz. The population of the region is 1,209,665; the city is 335,100. The region borders Kyrgyzstan, and is very near to Uzbekistan (all to the south). Jambyl also borders three other provinces: Karaganda Region (to the north), Turkistan 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.