
51.2272, 51.4215
West Kazakhstan Region is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital 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. It also borders the regions of Atyrau (to the south) and Aktobe (to the 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.
Name | Population | Area (km²) | Population dens. | Capital |
---|---|---|---|---|
Akzhaik | 45,500 | 25,200 | 1,8 | Chapaev |
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 | Peremyotnoye |
Syrym | 26,500 | 11,900 | 2,2 | Zhympity |
Taskala | 19,100 | 8,100 | 2,4 | Taskala |
Terekti | 43,200 | 8,400 | 5,1 | Fyodorovka |
Akmola Region is a centrally located region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kokshetau. The national capital, Astana, is enclosed by the region, but is politically separate from Akmola Region.

Aktobe is a region of Kazakhstan. The Aktobe regional capital is the city of Aktobe, with a population of more than 340,000.
Almaty is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Taldykorgan, which has a population of 123,000. Population of the region: 1,807,894 (2009 Census results); 1,557,269 (1999 Census results).

Atyrau Region is one of the regions of Kazakhstan, situated in the west of the country around the northeast of the Caspian Sea.

East Kazakhstan Region is a region of Kazakhstan. It occupies the easternmost part of Kazakhstan, along both sides of the Irtysh River and Lake Zaysan. Its administrative center is Oskemen (also known as Ust-Kamenogorsk).

Jambyl Region is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Taraz. The population of the region is 1,000,000; the city is 335,100.