Karatau, Kazakhstan

Karatau
Қаратау
Qaratau
Karatau
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 43°10′N 70°27′E / 43.167°N 70.450°E / 43.167; 70.450
Country Kazakhstan
RegionJambyl Region
Settlement1963
Government
  Akim (mayor)Madibek Kanatbek Kaishybekovich
Population
 (2019)
  Total
27,667
Time zoneUTC+6
Postal code
080800-080803
Area code+7 72644

Karatau (Kazakh: Қаратау, Qaratau) is an administrative center in the Talas region located in the Jambyl Region in the south of Kazakhstan. It has an estimated population of roughly 30,000 in 1999. As of 2019, the population is now 27,667. The largest city from Karatau, Taraz, is approximately 100 km to the southeast.