Karkaraly District

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Karkaraly
District
Қарқаралы ауданы
Karkaraly District Kazakhstan.png
CountryKazakhstan
RegionKaraganda Region
Administrative centerKarkaraly
Founded1930
Area
 • Total53,600 km2 (20,700 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total36,025
Time zoneUTC+6 (East)

Karkaraly District (Kazakh: Қарқаралы ауданы, Qarqaraly aýdany) is a district of Karaganda Region in central Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Karkaraly.[2] As of 2019, the district is home to a population of 36,025 people.[1]

History[]

The Karkaraly District is home to the Kent Settlement, located in the village of  [ru], an archeological digsite which dates back to the Bronze Age.[3][4] Discovered in 1985,[3] the site includes a proto-city which spans 30 hectares,[3][4] complementary farmland which exceeds 100 hectares in area,[4] a religious building,[4] and furnaces used to make bronze and possibly iron.[3][4]

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.[5] 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.[5]

Demographics[]

The district reported 36,025 inhabitants as of 2019, of which most were ethnic Kazakhs.[1]

Ethnic Groups of Karkaraly District[1]
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. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Численность населения Республики Казахстан по отдельным этносам на начало 2019 года. Комитет по статистике Министерства национальной экономики Республики Казахстан (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  2. ^ "www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages". Archived from the original on 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d 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.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "ARCHEOLOGICAL ROUTES OF SARY-ARKA". www.discovery-kazakhstan.com. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "ОЧЕРКИ ПО ИСТОРИИ РАЙОНА". АППАРАТ АКИМ�� КАРКАРАЛИНСКОГО РАЙОНА. 2019-10-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2020-05-17.

Coordinates: 49°28′12″N 75°30′36″E / 49.47000°N 75.51000°E / 49.47000; 75.51000


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