Maisky district (Pavlodar region)

Geographical position

It borders on the East Kazakhstan region from the south and east, the Karaganda region from the south-west, the Bayanaul district and the rural area of ​​the city of Aksu from the west, and is separated from the Irtysh river from the Lebyazhinsky district from the north.

Climate

The climate of the region is sharply continental. The average temperature in January is −15º-17ºС., July + 20º + 22ºС. The annual amount of precipitation is 200-250 mm.

Relief and hydrography

The relief of the district is mostly hilly-flat, in the south, southeast - shallow. The Irtysh , Tundik , Aschysu rivers flow through the district, there are lakes Karasor , Alkamergen , Zhanatuz , Akbota , Shakpaktuz , Ulkentuz .

The area is rich in minerals. There are deposits of coal , which is close in quality to anthracite , natural building materials, including refractory and red clay , marble , limestone , and ocher .

Flora and Fauna

The north of the region is occupied by fescue-feather grass steppes on chestnut soils, and the southern part of the district is occupied by wormwood and feather grass desert steppes on solonetzes and chestnut soils. On the territory of the region grow: wormwood, feather grass , fescue , sedge , reeds , talnik .

Inhabit: wolf , fox , corsac , ground squirrel , hamster .

Ethnic composition

National composition (at the beginning of 2019 ) ^[2] :

• Kazakhs - 8 906 people. (85.81%)
• Russians - 848 people (8.17%)
• Germans - 174 people (1.68%)
• Ukrainians - 118 people. (1.14%)
• Tatars - 116 people (1.12%)
• Chechens - 39 people. (0.38%)
• Belarusians - 47 people (0.45%)
• others - 131 people. (1.26%)
• In total - 10 379 people. (100.00%)

Population Dynamics

The population in 1999 was 16.9 thousand people, in 2012 - 11.974 thousand people.

The district was formed by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR of October 16, 1939, consisting of two village councils allocated from the Bayanaulsky district, six village councils allocated from the Beskaragai district and part of the territory of the Zhaltyr village council of the Kaganovichi district with a center in the village of Maiskoye .

On the basis of the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR of January 2, 1963, the May district was liquidated, and its territory became part of the Ermakovsky and Bayanaulsky districts. By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR of December 31, 1964, he was re-formed with a center in the village of Belogorye (since 1992 - Koktobe ).

In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 18, 1992 “On the Social Protection of Citizens Affected by Nuclear Tests at the Semipalatinsk Test Nuclear Test Site ”, the villages of Akzharsky and Moldarsky village councils in the May district are assigned to the zone of extreme radiation risk, while the May district itself is assigned to the maximum radiation zone risk.

There are 11 rural districts in the district: Koktobinsky, Akzharsky, Akshimansky, Baskolsky, Kentubeksky, Kazan, Karatereksky, Maisky, Maitubeksky, Malaysarinsky, Satinsky.

1. Koktobinsky rural district
2. Akzhar rural district
3. Akshiman rural district
4. Baskolsky rural district
5. Kentucky Rural District
6. Kazan rural district
7. Karaterek rural district
8. May rural district
9. Maitubek rural district
10. Malaysarinsky rural district
11. Satinsky rural district

Agriculture

The agricultural specialization of the region: sheep breeding , beef cattle breeding , herd horse breeding . Wheat , millet , buckwheat , fodder crops, and sunflower are grown, and small hides are produced.

The main direction of the district’s economy is animal husbandry. The presence of huge arrays of feather grass and fescue forage lands determined the leading importance of sheep husbandry in the livestock sector of the region.

One agricultural sector is engaged in agricultural production, 75 peasant farms and 3,432 farmsteads. There are 2 bakeries, 2 mills, 1 pasta shop, 3 workshops for the production of sunflower oil, 1 for the processing of hides.

Education and science

There are 7 pre-school organizations, 14 secondary educational institutions and 1 vocational school in the district.

Health

In the area there is the May Central District Hospital and the May TB Hospital with 15 beds.

Culture

In the area there are immovable cultural and art monuments:

• Monument to Labor Glory, a / m. Ural-ZIS-355 on a pedestal in 1981, with. Koktobe
• Monument of labor glory, tractor S-80 on a pedestal in 1976, p. Kyzyl Kurma

The regional newspapers Shamshyrak (since 1930 ), Mayak (since 1955 ) are published.

• Heroes of Socialist Labor K. Zhingilbaev and V. I. Ladygin .
• Bastemi Hazret Aitkozhauli - religious leader, Khaziret.