Karasay District
District in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
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Karasay District (Kazakh: Қарасай ауданы, romanized: Qarasai audany; Russian: Карасайский район), formerly known as 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 | |
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District | |
| Qarasay awdanı | |
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Seal | |
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| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Almaty Region |
| Administrative center | Kaskelen |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Government | |
| • Akim (mayor) | Dalabaev Zhandarbek Ermekovich[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 890 sq mi (2,300 km2) |
| Population (2013)[2] | |
• Total | 280,939 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (East) |
