Makanshi District (Kazakh: Мақаншы ауданы, Russian: Маканчинский район) is a district of Abai Region in eastern Kazakhstan.

The administrative center of the district is the village of Makanshi.

The district was first established in 1928 at the time of the Kazakh ASSR.

Finally Makanshi District was re-established in January 2024 by segregating the eastern sector of Urzhar District through a decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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