Karatobe District
District in West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
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Karatobe (Kazakh: Қаратөбе ауданы; Qaratöbe audany) is a district of West Kazakhstan Region in western Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Karatobe.[3] Population: 16,281 (2013 estimate);[2] 16,879 (2009 census results);[4] 21,115 (1999 census results).[4]
Karatobe
Қаратөбе | |
|---|---|
District | |
| Қаратөбе ауданы | |
Location of Karatobe District in Kazakhstan | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | West Kazakhstan Region |
| Administrative center | Karatobe |
| Government | |
| • Akim | Suyeugaliev Kadyrzhan Orynbasarovich[1] |
| Population (2013)[2] | |
• Total | 16,281 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (West) |
Geography
Karatobe District lies at the northern edge of the Caspian Depression. The Buldyrty and Kaldygaity rivers flow across the territory of the district.[5][6]
