Karasay District

Karasay
District
Qarasay awdanı
CountryKazakhstan
RegionAlmaty Region
Administrative centerKaskelen
Founded1929
Government
  Akim (mayor)Dalabaev Zhandarbek Ermekovich
Area
  Total
900 sq mi (2,300 km2)
Population
 (2013)
  Total
280,939
Time zoneUTC+6 (East)

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. Population: 280,939 (2013 estimate); 247,616 (2009 census results); 154,602 (1999 census results).