Merki District
District in Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan
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Merki (Kazakh: Меркі ауданы, Merkı audany) is a district of Jambyl Region in south-eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Merki.[1]
Merki | |
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District | |
| Меркі ауданы | |
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Coat of arms | |
 Location of Merki District in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 42°52′48″N 73°10′48″E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | Jambyl Region |
| Administrative center | Merki |
| Established | 1933 |
| Government | |
| • Akim | Baubekov Zhorabek Nurmergenovich |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 81,712 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (East) |
June 29, 2013 — July 2016 — was appointed akim of the district Kopbosynov Bakhtiyar Beisembaevich.[2]
June 30, 2016 — 2021 — was appointed a new akim Umirbekov Meirkhan Azatovich.[3]
March 2, 2021 — May 5, 2022 — was appointed a new akim Nursipatov Ruslan Maratovich.[4]
May 16, 2022 — was appointed a new akim Baubekov Zhorabek Nurmergenovich.[5]
