Karatobe (Kazakh: Қаратөбе ауданы; Qaratöbe audany) is a district of West Kazakhstan Region in western Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Karatobe.[3] Population: 16,281 (2013 estimate);[2] 16,879 (2009 Census results);[4] 21,115 (1999 Census results).[4]

Karatobe
Қаратөбе
District
Қаратөбе ауданы
Location of Karatobe District in Kazakhstan
Location of Karatobe District in Kazakhstan
Country Kazakhstan
RegionWest Kazakhstan Region
Administrative centerKaratobe
Government
 • AkimSuyeugaliev Kadyrzhan Orynbasarovich[1]
Population
 (2013)[2]
 • Total16,281
Time zoneUTC+5 (West)

Geography

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Karatobe District lies at the northern edge of the Caspian Depression. The Buldyrty and Kaldygaity rivers flow across the territory of the district.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Акимат Каратобинского района". www.gov.kz.
  2. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. ^ "www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  4. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  5. ^ "M-39 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  6. ^ Google Earth

49°44′24″N 53°32′24″E / 49.74000°N 53.54000°E / 49.74000; 53.54000