Katonkaragay District

Katonkaragay
District
Катонқарағай ауданы\ Катон-Карагайский район
Kara-Koba River, Markakol Nature Reserve
Coordinates: 49°12′41″N 84°30′50″E / 49.2113°N 84.5138°ECoordinates: 49°12′41″N 84°30′50″E / 49.2113°N 84.5138°E
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	East Kazakhstan Region
Administrative center	Ulken Narym
Founded	1928
Area
• Total	13,167 km^2 (5,084 sq mi)
Population (2013)[1]
• Total	28,008
Time zone	East (UTC+6)

Katonkaragay, also spelled Katon-Karagay (Kazakh: Қатонқарағай ауданы (Katonqarahay audany)) is a district of East Kazakhstan Region in eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Ulken Narym (Bolshenarymskoye) (49°12′41″N 84°30′50″E / 49.2113176°N 84.5137882°E^[2]) (Kazakh: Үлкен Нарым ауылы (Ylken Narym auyly)).^[3] It is the easternmost district in Kazakhstan. Population: 28,008 (2013 estimate);^[1] 30,056 (2009 Census results);^[4] 45,149 (1999 Census results).^[4]

Near the selo of Berel (49°22′24″N 86°26′17″E / 49.3732082°N 86.4380264°E^[5]) 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.^[6]

References

1. "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
2. https://web.archive.org/20070623042356/http://wikimapia.org:80/#y=33760882&x=7823639&z=7&l=0&m=a&v=2. Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages". Geonames.de. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
4. "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
5. Archived June 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
6. "Artifacts Show Sophistication of Ancient Nomads". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-03-01.

External links

• Official Government Site of Katon-Karagay