Culture of the Abai region

As of January 1, 2023, there were 137 public libraries, 124 cultural and leisure organizations, 9 museums, 7 amusement and recreation parks, 4 cinemas, 1 zoos, 1 concert organization, 1 theater in the Abai region.

In 2023, the most visited were libraries (3463,6 thousand visits), cinemas (192,5 thousand visits), museums (229,4 thousand visits), amusement and recreation parks (841,5 thousand visits). Most events were held by cultural and leisure organizations (4,7 thousand units), theaters (438 units), amusement and recreation parks (108 events) and concert organizations (82 units).

In the regional context, in 2023 the most visited libraries are Semey city (2518.3 thousand visits), Ayagoz district (191 thousand visits), Abai district (102.8 thousand visits) , Aksuat district (104.7 thousand visits) , Beskaragai district (132 thousand visits) , Borodulikha district (149.3 thousand visits), Urzhar district (101.9 thousand visits). And also most of them visit museums in Semey (216.7 thousand visits) and Urzhar district (4.3 thousand visits).

Network of cultural institutions as of January 1, 2024

units

	Theaters	Museums	Cultural and leisure institutions	Cinemas	Libraries	Concert organizations	parks	Zoos
Total for the region	1	9	124	3	137	1	7	1
C.A. Semey	1	4	18	3	18	1	5	1
C.A. Kurchatov	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-
Abai district	-	1	9	-	10	-	1	-
Aksuat district	-	2	10	-	11	-	-	-
Ayagoz district	-	1	23	-	23	-	-	-
Beskaragai district	-		4	-	19	-	-	-
Borodulikha district	-	-	9	-	22	-	-	-
Zharma district	-	-	18	-	13	-	-	-
Kokpekti district	-	-	13	-	9	-	-	-
Urzhar district	-	1	19	-	11	-	1	-

Methodological explanations

Library - a cultural organization that performs information, cultural, educational functions, has an organized fund of printed and handwritten documents, graphic, audiovisual materials, documents on electronic media and provides them for temporary use to individuals and legal entities.

Concert organizations are entertainment organizations that implement a set of measures to create conditions for the public performance of works of literature and art and the popularization of artistic groups and individual performers.

Museums are cultural organizations created for the storage, study and public presentation of museum exhibits and museum collections, designed to carry out cultural, educational and research functions and ensure the popularization of the historical and cultural heritage of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Theaters are entertainment organizations (dramatic, musical-dramatic, musical, choreographic, puppet, pantomime, satire and humor, for children and youth, youth, experimental) performing stage performances of works of literature and art.

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