Abai Region
Abai Region
Abai oblysy (Kazakh) Абайская область (Russian) | |
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Map of Kazakhstan, location of Abai Region highlighted | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Administrative center | Semey |
| Established | 8 June 2022 |
| Government | |
| • Äkim | Berik Uali |
| Area | |
• Total | 185,500 km2 (71,600 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 638,300 |
| GDP (Nominal, 2024) | |
| • Total | KZT 3,190 billion (US$ 6.698 billion) · 16th |
| • Per capita | KZT 5,270,200 (US$ 11,067) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Abai Region (Kazakh: Абай облысы, romanized: Abai oblysy, pronounced [ɑˈbɑj wobləˈsə]) is a region of Kazakhstan. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced on 16 March 2022 that the region would be created. The area split off from East Kazakhstan Region when Tokayev's bill came into force on 8 June 2022. The administrative center of the region is Semey, until 2007 known as "Semipalatinsk". Its borders roughly correspond to the old Semipalatinsk Region which was abolished in 1997 and merged with East Kazakhstan Region.