Karkaraly District

Karkaraly
District
Қарқаралы ауданы
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Karaganda Region
Administrative center	Karkaraly
Founded	1930
Government
• Akim	Adilzhan Argynov[1]
Area
• Total	53,600 km^2 (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]

Geography

Karasor, an endorheic salt lake, is located in the district, north of the Karkaraly and Kent mountain ranges.[4][5]

History

The Karkaraly District is home to the Kent Settlement, located in the village of Kent [ru], 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 Groups of Karkaraly District[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%

References

1. "Адильжан Аргынов назначен акимом Каркаралинского района Карагандинской области". www.inform.kz. 2023-11-22.
2. Численность населения Республики Казахстан по отдельным этносам на начало 2019 года. Комитет по статистике Министерства национальной экономики Республики Казахстан (in Kazakh). Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
3. "www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages". Archived from the original on 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
4. Google Earth
5. "M-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 18 September 2022.
6. Baigunakov, Dosbol; Sabdenova, Gulmira (2014-05-15). "Some Results of Studying the Ancient History of Kazakhstan". Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 3rd World Conference on Educational Technology Researches 2013, WCETR 2013, 7–9 November 2013, Antalya, Turkey. 131: 304–308. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.04.121. ISSN 1877-0428.
7. "ARCHEOLOGICAL ROUTES OF SARY-ARKA". www.discovery-kazakhstan.com. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
8. "ОЧЕРКИ ПО ИСТОРИИ РАЙОНА". АППАРАТ АКИМА КАРКАРАЛИНСКОГО РАЙОНА. 2019-10-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2020-05-17.

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