Kargat

For the river in Russia, see Kargat (river).

Kargat (Russian: Карга́т; Kazakh: Қарақат, Qaraqat) is a town and the administrative center of Kargatsky District in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, located on the river Kargat. Population: 10,042 (2010 Census);^[3] 11,184 (2002 Census);^[8] 12,561 (1989 Soviet census);^[9] 12,600 (1979); 12,700 (1959).

Kargat Каргат
Town[1]
Kargat railway station
Coat of arms
Location of Kargat
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Coordinates: 55°11′44″N 80°16′52″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Novosibirsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Kargatsky District[1]
Town	Kargat[2]
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	10,042
Administrative status
• Capital of	Kargatsky District,[1] Town of Kargat[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Kargatsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Kargat Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Kargatsky Municipal District,[5] Kargat Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	632400, 632402
OKTMO ID	50619101001

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kargat serves as the administrative center of Kargatsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Kargatsky District as the Town of Kargat.^[2] As a municipal division, the Town of Kargat is incorporated within Kargatsky Municipal District as Kargat Urban Settlement.^[4]