Karasay | |
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District | |
Qarasay awdanı | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Region | Almaty Region |
Administrative center | Kaskelen |
Founded | 1929 |
Government | |
• Akim (mayor) | Dalabaev Zhandarbek Ermekovich[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 900 sq mi (2,300 km2) |
Population (2013)[2] | |
• Total | 280,939 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (East) |
Karasay District (Kazakh: Қарасай ауданы, Qarasay awdany; Russian: Карасайский район, former Kaskelen District) is a district of Almaty Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Kaskelen.[3] Population: 280,939 (2013 estimate);[2] 247,616 (2009 Census results);[4] 154,602 (1999 Census results).[4]