West Kazakhstan Region
| West Kazakhstan Region Батыс Қазақстан облысы Западно-Казахстанская область | ||
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 Map of Kazakhstan, location of West Kazakhstan Region highlighted | ||
| Coordinates: 51°14′N 51°22′E / 51.233°N 51.367°ECoordinates: 51°14′N 51°22′E / 51.233°N 51.367°E | ||
| Country |
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| Capital | Oral | |
| Government | ||
| • Akim | Altay Kul'ginov | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 151,339 km2 (58,432 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-02-01)[2] | ||
| • Total | 618,261 | |
| • Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (West) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (not observed) | |
| Postal codes | 090000 | |
| Area codes | +7 (711) | |
| ISO 3166 code | KZ-ZAP | |
| Vehicle registration | 07, L | |
| Districts | 12 | |
| Cities | 2 | |
| Villages | 512 | |
| Website |
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West Kazakhstan Region (Kazakh: Батыс Қазақстан облысы, translit. Batys Qazaqstan oblysy; Russian: Западно-Казахстанская область, translit. Zapadno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. Its administrative centre is Oral (also known as Uralsk and Ural'sk), a city of about 200,000 inhabitants.
Geography
The region borders Russia and is near the Ural Mountains. The Ural River is the border between Asia and Europe and flows from Russia to the Caspian Sea through the region, meaning western West Kazakhstan is in Eastern Europe. West Kazakhstan region borders Aktobe Region to the east and Atyrau Region to the south, in addition to the following Russian Oblasts: Astrakhan Oblast to the south-west, Volgograd Oblast to the west, Saratov Oblast to the north-west, Samara Oblast to the north and Orenburg Oblast to the north-east.
It is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
Demographics
West Kazakhstan has an ethnic Kazakh population of 69.8% and a significant Russian minority of 27.4% of the population. The number of Ukrainians, Poles and Germans are very low due to the geography.
Administrative divisions
The region is divided into twelve districts and the city of Oral.[3]
| Name | Population | Area (km²) | Population dens. | Capital | Continent |
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| Akzhaik | 45,500 | 25,200 | 1,8 | Chapaev | both |
| Bokey Orda | 18,400 | 19,200 | 1,0 | Saykyn | Europe |
| Borili | 55,100 | 5,600 | 9,8 | Aksay | Asia |
| Kaztal | 39,200 | 18,600 | 2,1 | Kaztal | Europe |
| Karatobe | 19,700 | 10,000 | 2,0 | Karatobe | Asia |
| Zhanakala | 23,700 | 20,800 | 1,1 | Zhanakala | Europe |
| Zhanybek | 18,400 | 8,200 | 2,2 | Zhanybek | Europe |
| Shyngyrlau | 19,400 | 7,200 | 2,7 | Shyngyrlau | Asia |
| Zelenov | 53,700 | 7,400 | 7,3 | Peremyotnoye | Europe |
| Syrym | 26,500 | 11,900 | 2,2 | Zhympity | Asia |
| Taskala | 19,100 | 8,100 | 2,4 | Taskala | Europe |
| Terekti | 43,200 | 8,400 | 5,1 | Fyodorovka | both |
Two localities in the region have town status. These are Oral and Aksay.[3]
Sport
The capital Oral is home to Kazakhstan's only professional bandy club, Akzhaiyk. In 2016 the national championship was won by the regional team [4] and in the variety rink bandy, a national title was obtained in 2014.[5]
References
- ↑ "Солтүстiк Қазақстан облысының ресми интернет-ресурсы | БАСТЫСЫ". Sko.kz. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ↑ Agency of statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Численность населения Республики Казахстан по областям с началa 2013 года до 1 февраля 2013 года (russisch; Excel-Datei; 55 kB).
- 1 2 История (in Russian). Западно-Казахстанская область. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ↑ "Сборная ЗКО стала чемпионом Казахстана по хоккею с мячом". Sports.kz. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ↑ "На чемпионате РК по ринк-бенди команда ЗКО заняла первое место".
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