Tarbagatay District
Tarbagatay (, ) is a district of East Kazakhstan Region in eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Aksuat. Population: Climate. Very continental. Winter is cold (in January average temperature −22 °С, −30 °С) and summer is hot (in July average temperature +25 °С, +35 °С). Very poor precipitation (200–300 mm/year) mostly in winter season Toponym. The name Tarbagatay derives from Mongolian (Tarbagan marmot) as marmot mountains. (Technically, "tarbagatay" means "with marmots" or "having marmots" in Mongolian, but "tagh" ~ "taw" ~ "tay" may be misinterpreted as meaning "mountain" by  speakers of Turkic languages, such as the Kazakh language.) Administrative-territorial system. 17 rural districts, 65 villages. Demographics. "Ethnic groups (2009)": Economy. Agrocultural (meat, fish, flour, bread) GDP 503 900 000 tenge ~ $3 427 900 (2008) External links. Read more: Culture of Uzbekistan - history, people, clothing, traditions, women, beliefs, food, customs, family http://www.everyculture.com/To-Z/Uzbekistan.html#ixzz1nh383uYB