Sandyktausky district was formed on January 17, 1928 as part of Petropavlovsky district with the center in
the village of Balkashino. For a number of years it belonged to the
Karaganda,
North-Kazakhstan regions, and from October 14, 1939, it became part of the
Akmola region. From January 9, 1935, it was called
Molotovsky, on August 30, 1957 it was renamed into
Balkashinsky, and on November 14, 1997 it was renamed into Sandyktausky. There are 5 settlements in the region, which are over 100 years old. ==Geography==