Karasay District (Kazakh: Қарасай ауданы, Qarasay awdany; Russian: Карасайский район, former Kaskelen District) is a district of Almaty Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Kaskelen.[3] Population: 280,939 (2013 estimate);[2] 247,616 (2009 Census results);[4] 154,602 (1999 Census results).[4]

Karasay
District
Qarasay awdanı
Official seal of Karasay
CountryKazakhstan
RegionAlmaty Region
Administrative centerKaskelen
Founded1929
Government
 • Akim (mayor)Dalabaev Zhandarbek Ermekovich[1]
Area
 • Total
900 sq mi (2,300 km2)
Population
 (2013)[2]
 • Total
280,939
Time zoneUTC+6 (East)
The welcome-sign at the entrance to the Karasay district from Almaty city

References

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  1. ^ "Акимат Карасайского района".
  2. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. ^ "www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  4. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

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