Karkaraly District
District in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
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Karkaraly District (Kazakh: Қарқаралы ауданы, Qarqaraly audany) is a district of Karaganda Region in central Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Karkaraly.[3] As of 2019, the district is home to a population of 36,025 people.[2]
Karkaraly | |
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District | |
| Қарқаралы ауданы | |
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| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Karaganda Region |
| Administrative center | Karkaraly |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Government | |
| • Akim | Adilzhan Argynov[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 53,600 km2 (20,700 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 36,025 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (East) |
Geography
History
The Karkaraly District is home to the Kent Settlement, located in the village of Kent, an archeological digsite which dates back to the Bronze Age.[6][7] Discovered in 1985,[6] the site includes a proto-city which spans 30 hectares,[6][7] complementary farmland which exceeds 100 hectares in area,[7] a religious building,[7] and furnaces used to make bronze and possibly iron.[6][7]
During the times of the Russian Empire, the town of Karkaraly was home to the Koyandy Fair, one of the largest economic and cultural gatherings in the Kazakh Steppes.[8] Major figures who visited the town during the time of the Russian Empire included Abai Kunanbaev, Shoqan Walikhanov, Mikhail Prishvin, Grigory Potanin, Aleksandr Zatayevich, and Mukhtar Auezov.[8]
Demographics
The district reported 36,025 inhabitants as of 2019, of which most were ethnic Kazakhs.[2]
| Ethnic Group | Population (2019) | Percent of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Kazakhs | 34,604 | 96.06% |
| Russians | 1,074 | 2.98% |
| Tatars | 115 | 0.32% |
| Germans | 86 | 0.24% |
| Ukrainians | 41 | 0.11% |
| Belarusians | 17 | 0.05% |
| Bashkirs | 13 | 0.04% |
| Chechens | 13 | 0.04% |
| Moldovans | 9 | 0.02% |
| Uzbeks | 6 | 0.02% |
| Chuvash | 5 | 0.01% |
| Azeris | 4 | 0.01% |
| Lithuanians | 4 | 0.01% |
| Koreans | 4 | 0.01% |
| Poles | 3 | <0.01% |
| Mordvins | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others | 26 | 0.07% |
| Total | 36,025 | 100.00% |
