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Asykata is a village in Zhetysai district, Turkestan Province, as the center of Asykata rural district.

Geographical location
The district center is located about 17 km north of Zhetysai.

Population
In 1999, the number of local population was 10,682 people (5,337 males and 5345 women), in 2019 it was 25,300 (12,500 men and 12,800 women).

History
Founded in 1939-40 in the development of the Myrzashol steppes, it was called the village of "Baara", from 1940 to 1962 was the center of the Kirov district. In 1962 - 67 "Kirov" village, in 1967 - 95 the village Kirov was. In 1996, the district was changed to Asykata, and the center was the village of Asykata. In 1997, the district was liquidated and joined the Mahtaaral District.

Enterprises
The village has the largest cotton-refining plant in the country, on the basis of which cotton, agro-processing, industrial, farms were created.

Infrastructure
There are public services, 2 secondary schools, a cultural center, a club, a hospital, a polyclinic.

This village is the birthplace of the public figure Kaldarbek Naimanbayev, who headed the Union of Writers of Kazakhstan, the vice-chairman of the Association of Kazakhs around the world.