Karasuksky District

Karasuksky District (Russian: Карасу́кский райо́н; Kazakh: Қарасуық ауданы, Qarasýuq aýdany) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[3] district (raion), one of the thirty in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 4,321 square kilometers (1,668 sq mi).^{[citation needed]} Its administrative center is the town of Karasuk.^[1] Population: 46,262 (2010 Census);^[2] 48,548 (2002 Census);^[5] 50,374 (1989 Soviet census).^[6] The population of Karasuk accounts for 61.8% of the district's total population.^[2]

Karasuksky District Карасукский район
District
Novoivanovka, Karasuksky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Karasuksky District in Novosibirsk Oblast
Coordinates: 53°44′N 78°02′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Novosibirsk Oblast[1]
Established	1925
Administrative center	Karasuk[1]
Area
• Total	4,321 km2 (1,668 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	46,262
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
• Urban	61.8%
• Rural	38.2%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 cities/towns, 57 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Karasuksky Municipal District[3]
• Municipal divisions[3]	1 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [4])
OKTMO ID	50617000
Website	http://www.adm-karasuk.ru/

Geography

Rivers Baganyonok and Karasuk, as well as lakes Astrodym and Studyonoye, are located in the district. Lake Chagan straddles the Kazakhstan–Russia border.^[7][8][9]