Nura District

Nura
District
Нұра ауданы
Coat of arms
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Karaganda Region
Administrative center	Nura
Founded	1928
Government
• Akim	Zhusup Zhumagulov[1]
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	22,569
Time zone	UTC+6 (East)

Nura District (Kazakh: Нұра ауданы, Nūra audany) is a district of Karaganda Region in central Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the settlement of Nura.^[3] The district has a population of 22,569 as of 2019.^[2]

Geography

The district is located in the Kazakh Uplands. Rivers Kulanotpes and Sonaly, and lakes Kerey, Kypshak, Kiyakty and Shoshkakol are located in the district.^[4]

History

During the 1890s, a number of Ukrainians, Russians, and Germans began constructing settlements in the area, which was already home to approximately 330 villages of the native Kazakh people.^[5] On April 19, 1923, by order of the Kirghiz SSR, the Nurinsk Volost was created as part of the Akmola Uyezd.^[5] On March 10, 1932, the Nurinsk Volost joined the newly created Karagandy Oblast.^[5] Nura became the district's administrative center in 1928.^[5]

The 1930s saw a number of modernization programs implemented in the district, with electricity, telephones, and postal services being introduced.^[5] 16 schools were erected as part of a wider Soviet program to combat illiteracy known as likbez.^[5]

During World War II, over 3,000 people from the district fought in the war, and 1,083 died in battle.^[5] Two residents of the district were awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal.^[5]

From 1954 to 1957, 7 state farms were created in the district as part of the Virgin Lands Program.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1999	38,649	—
2009	26,150	−32.3%
2019	22,569	−13.7%

Nura has suffered considerable population decline in post-Soviet times, with population falling from 38,649 (1999 Census results)^[6], down to 26,150 (2009 Census results)^[6], to 22,569 as of 2019.^[2]

Ethnic composition

Ethnic Groups of Nura District^[2]

Ethnic Group	Population (2019)	Percent of Total
Kazakhs	15,250	67.57%
Russians	3,901	17.28%
Ukrainians	1,286	5.70%
Germans	927	4.11%
Belarusians	377	1.67%
Tatars	305	1.35%
Chechens	55	0.24%
Mordvins	50	0.22%
Azeris	49	0.22%
Moldovans	45	0.20%
Chuvash	44	0.19%
Bashkirs	42	0.19%
Lithuanians	42	0.19%
Poles	41	0.18%
Koreans	32	0.14%
Uzbeks	11	0.05%
Greeks	5	0.02%
Others	107	0.47%
Total	22,569	100.00%

Notable people

• Nikolai Alexeyevich Kuznetsov, Soviet aviator

References

1. "Akims of Nur and Saryarka districts appointed in Astana". kazpravda.kz. 2023-04-12.
2. Численность населения Республики Казахстан по отдельным этносам на начало 2019 года. Комитет по статистике Министерства национальной экономики Республики Казахстан (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2020-05-17.
3. "www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
4. "M-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 7 May 2024.
5. Очерки по истории. nurinsk.gov.kz (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
6. "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

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