Karasay District

Karasay District (Kazakh: Қарасай ауданы, Qarasay awdany; Russian: Карасайский район, former Kaskelen District) is a district of Almaty Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Kaskelen.^[3] Population: 280,939 (2013 estimate);^[2] 247,616 (2009 census results);^[4] 154,602 (1999 census results).^[4]

Karasay
District
Qarasay awdanı
Seal
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Almaty Region
Administrative center	Kaskelen
Founded	1929
Government
• Akim (mayor)	Dalabaev Zhandarbek Ermekovich[1]
Area
• Total	900 sq mi (2,300 km2)
Population  (2013)[2]
• Total	280,939
Time zone	UTC+6 (East)

The welcome-sign at the entrance to the Karasay district from Almaty city