Burabay District ( kk, Бурабай ауданы, ; russian: Бурабайский район) is a

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Aqmola Region Akmola Region ( kz, Ақмола облысы, translit=Aqmola oblysy; russian: Акмолинская область, Akmolinskaya oblast) is a centrally located region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kokshetau. The national capital, Astana, is en ...

in northern

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. The administrative center of the district is the town of

Shchuchinsk Shchuchinsk ( kz, Щучинск, ''Şuchinsk''; russian: Щучинск, ) is a city in northern-central Kazakhstan, located 75 kilometres south-east of Kokshetau on Lake Shchuchye. It is the seat of Burabay District (form. Shchuchinsk District ...

. Population: Prior to September 3, 2009, Burabay District was known as Shchuchinsk District.

Geography

The district lies in the

Kokshetau Hills The Kokshetau Hills ( kk, Көкшетау қыраты; russian: Кокшетауская возвышенность) is a system of mountains of moderate altitude in the North Kazakhstan Region and Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.Burabay National Park The Burabay National Park (, ) is a natural park located in Burabay District, in Aqmola Region, Kazakhstan, near Nur-Sultan. The park was selected as one of the top 10 tourist destinations in Kazakhstan. The park is under the direct jurisdictio ...

. Burabay

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is located in the strip of land between lakes Burabay and Shchuchye.

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References

External links

* Districts of Kazakhstan Akmola Region {{Kazakhstan-geo-stub