Karabulak, Sayram District

Karabulak
Qorabuloq
Karabulak
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 42°31′0″N 69°48′0″E / 42.51667°N 69.80000°E / 42.51667; 69.80000
Country Kazakhstan
RegionSouth Kazakhstan Region
Government
 • Akim (mayor)Zakirzhan Ibragimov
Population
 (2015 census)
 • City
53 573
Uzbeks - 99%
 • Metro
Shymkent
Time zoneUTC+6 (BTT)
Postal code
160804
Area code+7 72531

The village of Karabulak (Kazakh: Қарабұлақ; Uzbek: Қорабулок, Russian: Карабулак) — is one of the largest villages of Sayram District, South Kazakhstan Region. The population is more than 53 thousand (as of 2015). The area is 11,134 hectares. It is located 45 km from Shymkent, the regional center, and 18 km from Aksukent village, the district center. There are 11 schools, 1 college and 3 marketplaces in the village. Also there are 19 mosques, 2 hospitals, 2 policlinics, a kindergarten, Alisher Navoiy cultural center and the largest mosque in Sayram for 10 thousand. Most of the population of the village are ethnic Uzbeks who constitute up to 99% of the villagers.