What is Abai Region?
'''Abai Province''' or '''Abai Region''' ({{lang-kk|Абай облысы}}, {{lang-ru|Абайская область; область Абай}}) is a [[region]] in the eastern [[Kazakhstan]]. The population of region is 610,189 (as of 2023).<ref name=pop2023>{{Cite web|date=2023-01-01|title=Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan by gender and type of area (as of 2023-01-01)|url=https://stat.gov.kz/api/getFile/?docId=ESTAT478686|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305101742/https://stat.gov.kz/api/getFile/?docId=ESTAT478686|archive-date=2023-03-05|website=QazStat}}</ref> The capital of the region is the [[city]] of [[Semey]]. Was the [[East Kazakhstan Region]] until 2018. At that time, the ''Abay Region'' appeared on its territory. There are four cities in this region: [[Semey]], [[Kurchatov]], [[Ayagoz]] and [[Shar]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Regions of Kazakhstan]] {{asia-stub}}