Wast Kazakhstan Region

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Wast Kazakhstan Province

Батыс Қазақстан облысы
Западно-Казахстанская область
Map o Kazakhstan, location o Wast Kazakhstan Province heichlichtit
Map o Kazakhstan, location o Wast Kazakhstan Province heichlichtit
Coordinates: 51°14′N 51°22′E / 51.233°N 51.367°E / 51.233; 51.367
Kintra Kazakhstan
CaipitalOral
Govrenment
 • AkimBakhtykozha S. Izmukhambetov
Area
 • Total151300 km2 (58,400 sq mi)
Population
 (2006-01-01)[1]
 • Total609,300
 • Density4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (West)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (not observed)
Postal codes
090000
Aurie codes+7 (711)
ISO 3166 codeKZ-ZAP
Vehicle registrationL
Destricts12
Ceeties2
Veelages512
Websitehttp://www.western.kz/

Wast Kazakhstan Province (Kazakh: [Батыс Қазақстан облысы, Batıs Qazaqstan oblısı] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a province o Kazakhstan. Its caipital is Oral (kent as Uralsk an Ural'sk an aw), a ceety o aboot 200,000 indwallers.

Geography[eedit | eedit soorce]

The province borders Roushie an is near the Ural Muntains. The Ural River flows frae Roushie tae the Caspian Sea throu the province. Wast Kazakhstan haes the destinction o bein in Eastren Europe. It an aw borders the provinces o Atyrau (tae the sooth) an Aktobe (tae the east).

It is traversed bi the northeasterly line o equal latitude an langitude.

Demographics[eedit | eedit soorce]

Despite its mairch wi Roushie, Wast Kazakhstan haes a Kazakh majority. 69.8% o the population is ethnic Kazakh, while anerlie 27.4% is ethnic Roushie. The nummer o Ukrainians, Poles an Germans are vera law due tae the geography.[2]

Steppe o wastren Kazakhstan in the early ware


Admeenistrative diveesions[eedit | eedit soorce]

The province is dividit intae raions:

Name Aurie (km²) Population Population dens. Caipital
Akzhaik 45,500 25,200 1,8 Ulbishin
Bokey Orda 18,400 19,200 1,0 Saykyn
Borili 55,100 5,600 9,8 Aksay
Kaztal 39,200 18,600 2,1 Kaztal
Karatobe 19,700 10,000 2,0 Karatobe
Zhanakala 23,700 20,800 1,1 Zhanakala
Zhanybek 18,400 8,200 2,2 Zhanybek
Shyngyrlau 19,400 7,200 2,7 Shyngyrlau
Zelenov 53,700 7,400 7,3 Peremetnoe
Syrym 26,500 11,900 2,2 Zhympity
Taskala 19,100 8,100 2,4 Kamenka
Terekti 43,200 8,400 5,1 Fedorovka

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