Abay (town)

Abay (Kazakh: Абай, Abai) is a town (since 1961) located in central Kazakhstan, and has served as the capital of Abay District in Karaganda Region since 2002. Population: 25,550 (2009 census results);^[2] 33,066 (1999 census results).^[2]

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Coordinates: 49°37′52″N 72°51′14″E / 49.63111°N 72.85389°E / 49.63111; 72.85389
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Karaganda Region
District	Abay District
Founded	1949
Re-Named and Re-Classified as a "City"	1961
Government
• Akim (mayor)	Sabit Ospanov[1]
Population  (1 Jan 2009)
• Total	25,550
Time zone	UTC+6 (ALMT)
Postal code	100100-100130
Area code	+7 331 31
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Abay was founded in 1949 as a coal mining settlement with the name Sherubay-Noora (Kazakh: Шерубай-Нұра, Şerubai-Nūra; Russian: Чурубай-Нура, Churubay-Nura). In 1961, it was renamed Abay, after Abay Qunanbayuli, a Kazakh poet, composer and philosopher.

1. ^ "Акимом Абайского района стал Сабит Оспанов". inkaraganda.kz (in Russian). 2023-01-19.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
3. ^ "Казахстанский хоккей еще жив! - 2 Февраля 2015 - Сайт болельщиков ХК "Акжайык"". akzhajik.ucoz.kz. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20.

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