Wast Kazakhstan Region

Wast Kazakhstan Province Батыс Қазақстан облысы Западно-Казахстанская область
Province
Map o Kazakhstan, location o Wast Kazakhstan Province heichlichtit
Coordinates: 51°14′N 51°22′E
Kintra	Kazakhstan
Caipital	Oral
Govrenment
• Akim	Bakhtykozha S. Izmukhambetov
Area
• Total	151300 km2 (58,400 sq mi)
Population  (2006-01-01)
• Total	609,300
• Density	4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (West)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (not observed)
Postal codes	090000
Aurie codes	+7 (711)
ISO 3166 code	KZ-ZAP
Vehicle registration	L
Destricts	12
Ceeties	2
Veelages	512
Website	http://www.western.kz/

Wast Kazakhstan Province (Kazakh: [Батыс Қазақстан облысы, Batıs Qazaqstan oblısı] ) 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

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

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.

Steppe o wastren Kazakhstan in the early ware

Admeenistrative diveesions

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