Kokpekti District (Kokpektinskiy Rayon)
Kokpekti (Көкпекті ауданы) is a district of the East Kazakhstan & Abai regions in eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Kokpekti.
The district is located in the central part of the region. In the south, the district borders on Tarbagatay District, in the west - on Zharma, in the north - on Ulansky district, in the east it is washed by Bukhtarma reservoir, through which it borders on Altai, Katon-Karagai and Kurshimsky districts.
The relief of the territory of the district is mainly hilly, in the north - mountainous (Kalbinsky ridge), in the south - the northern part basins of Lake Zaisan. The highest point of the region is Mount Karazhal (1,606 m).
The district is located in the central part of the region. In the south, the district borders on Tarbagatay District, in the west - on Zharma, in the north - on Ulansky district, in the east it is washed by Bukhtarma reservoir, through which it borders on Altai, Katon-Karagai and Kurshimsky districts.
The relief of the territory of the district is mainly hilly, in the north - mountainous (Kalbinsky ridge), in the south - the northern part basins of Lake Zaisan. The highest point of the region is Mount Karazhal (1,606 m).
Map - Kokpekti District (Kokpektinskiy Rayon)
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Country - Kazakhstan
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The country dominates Central Asia economically and politically, generating 60 percent of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil and gas industry; it also has vast mineral resources. Officially, it is a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic with a diverse cultural heritage, and has the highest Human Development Index ranking in the region. Kazakhstan is a member state of the United Nations, World Trade Organization, Commonwealth of Independent States, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Eurasian Economic Union, Collective Security Treaty Organization, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Organization of Turkic States, and International Organization of Turkic Culture.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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KZT | Kazakhstani tenge | ₸ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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KK | Kazakh language |
RU | Russian language |