Katonkaragay | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Official Name: | Катонқарағай ауданы Катон-Карагайский район |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | Continental Asia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | East Kazakhstan Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Administrative center |
Subdivision Name2: | Katonkaragay |
Leader Title: | Akim |
Leader Name: | Calican Dildar Kalikanovich[1] |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1928 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 13167 |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Total: | 28008 |
Timezone: | East |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 49.2113°N 84.5138°W |
Katonkaragay, also spelled Katon-Karagay (Kazakh: Қатонқарағай ауданы|translit=Qatonqarağai audany) is a district of East Kazakhstan Region in eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Katonkaragay.[2] It is the easternmost district in Kazakhstan. Population:
See main article: Berel, Kazakhstan. Near the selo of Berel (49.3732°N 86.438°W[3]) 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.[4]