Katonkaragay | |
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District | |
Катонқарағай ауданы Катон-Карагайский район | |
Coordinates: 49°12′41″N 84°30′50″E / 49.2113°N 84.5138°E | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Region | East Kazakhstan Region |
Administrative center | Katonkaragay |
Founded | 1928 |
Government | |
• Akim | Calican Dildar Kalikanovich [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 13,167 km2 (5,084 sq mi) |
Population (2013)
[2] | |
• Total | 28,008 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (East) |
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Katonkaragay, also spelled Katon-Karagay ( Kazakh: Қатонқарағай ауданы, romanized: Qatonqarağai audany) is a district of East Kazakhstan Region in eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Katonkaragay. [4] It is the easternmost district in Kazakhstan. Population: 28,008 (2013 estimate); [2] 30,056 (2009 Census results); [5] 45,149 (1999 Census results). [5]
Near the selo of Berel ( 49°22′24″N 86°26′17″E / 49.3732082°N 86.4380264°E [6]) excavations of ancient burial mounds have revealed artefacts the sophistication of which are encouraging a revaluation of the nomadic cultures of the 3rd and 4th centuries BC. [7]