Katonkaragay District

Katonkaragay, also spelled Katon-Karagay (Kazakh: Қатонқарағай ауданы, romanized: Qatonqaraǵaý aýdany) 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[2]) (Kazakh: Үлкен Нарым ауылы, romanized: 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]

Katonkaragay
District
Катонқарағай ауданы
Катон-Карагайский район
Kara-Koba River, Markakol Nature Reserve
Coordinates: 49.2113°N 84.5138°E / 49.2113; 84.5138
Country Kazakhstan
RegionEast Kazakhstan Region
Administrative centerUlken Narym
Founded1928
Area
 • Total13,167 km2 (5,084 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)[1]
 • Total28,008
Time zoneUTC+6 (East)

Near the selo of Berel (49°22′24″N 86°26′17″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/web/20070623042356/http://wikimapia.org/#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. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. 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.


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