Atyrau
Atyrau
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City | |
 The government building | |
 Flag  Seal | |
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| Coordinates: 47°07′0″N 51°53′0″E / 47.11667°N 51.88333°E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | Atyrau Region |
| Founded | 1640 |
| City status | 1885 |
| Government | |
| • Akim (mayor) | Shakir Keikin[1] |
| Elevation | −20 m (−70 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • City | 316,449 |
| • Metro | 401,628 |
| Time zone | GMT+5 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (UTC+5) |
| Postal code | 060001–060011 |
| Area code | (+7) 7122 |
| Vehicle registration | E, 06 |
| Website | www |
Atyrau (Kazakh: Атырау, romanized: Atyrau) is a city in Kazakhstan. It is the capital of the Atyrau Region. It has a population of 316,449 people (as of 2023). Also, 401,628 people live in the urban area.[2] The official name of the city was Guryev (Russian: Гурьев) until 1992.
Atyrau is one of the biggest cities of West Kazakhstan. Most of city's economy is based on oil.[3] The city has the unofficial name of The Oil Capital of Kazakhstan.[4][5]
Geography
[change | change source]The city is located in the European part of Kazakhstan. The Ural River flows through it.
Population
[change | change source]As of beginning of 2023, 401,669 people live in the city.
Nationalities including the population of city area settlements (as of the beginning of 2021):[6]
| Ethnicity | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Kazakhs | 323,627 | 88,61 % |
| Russians | 29,243 | 8,00 % |
| Koreans | 2,991 | 0,81 % |
| Tatars | 1,936 | 0,53 % |
| Uzbeks | 1,392 | 0,38 % |
| Karakalpaks | 778 | 0,21 % |
| Ukrainians | 710 | 0,19 % |
| Germans | 399 | 0,12 % |
| Bulgarians | 195 | 0,05 % |
| Chechens | 126 | 0,03 % |
| Georgians | 108 | 0,02 % |
| Greeks | 106 | 0,02 % |
| others | 3,601 | 0,98 % |
| Total | 365,212 | 100,00 % |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Назначен аким Атырау". www.zakon.kz (in Russian). 2023-07-10. Archived from the original on 2023-07-10.
- ↑ "Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan by gender and type of area (as of 2023-01-01)". QazStat. 2023-01-01. Archived from the original on 2023-03-05.
- ↑ Waters, Bella (2007). Kazakhstan in Pictures. United Kingdom: Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 9780822565888.
- ↑ "Atyrau Region". gov.kz. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ↑ "Атырау - нефтяная столица Казахстана" [The Oil Capital of Kazakhstan, Atyrau]. online.zakon.kz (in Russian). 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ↑ "Численность населения Республики Казахстан по отдельным этносам на начало 2021 года" [Population of Kazakhstan by separate ethnic groups at the beginning of 2021]. QazStat (in Russian and Kazakh). Committee on Statistics of Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2024-01-08.