Karkaraly | |
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District | |
Қарқаралы ауданы | |
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) |
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]
Karasor, an endorheic salt lake, is located in the district, north of the Karkaraly and Kent mountain ranges. [4] [5]
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]
The district reported 36,025 inhabitants as of 2019, of which most were ethnic Kazakhs. [2]
Ethnic Group | Population (2019) | Percent of Total |
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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% |
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