Qarabutaq

Qarabutaq Қарабұтақ ( kas. ) | Карабутак ( Russian )
Basic data
State :	Kazakhstan
Territory :	Aqtobe
Audany:	Äiteke Bi
Coordinates :	49 ° 57 '  N , 60 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 56 '50 "  N , 60 ° 7' 18"  E
Height :	228  m
Residents :	2,601 (2009)
Time zone :	WKST ( UTC + 5 )
Telephone code :	(+7) 71338
Postal code :	030112
License plate :	04 (old: D)
Community type:	local community
Location in Kazakhstan

Qarabutaq ( Kazakh Қарабұтақ ; Russian Карабутак Karabutak ) is a place in the Audany Äiteke Bi in the Aqtöbe region in northwestern Kazakhstan .

The place is 125 km east of Chromtau and 210 km east of Aqtöbe .

The border with Russia runs 70 km to the north.

In the eastern area flows the Irgis ( Russian Иргиз ), a right tributary of the Turgai .

The place is at the beginning of the A22 , the east-west route from Qarabutaq to Qostanai . The A22 connects the M32 at Qarabutaq with the M36 at Qostanai and is the only road between western and northern Kazakhstan.