Mangystau Region
Mangystau Province
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 Boszhira, Ustyurt Plateau | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Kazakhstan, location of Mangystau Province highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 43°52′N 052°00′E / 43.867°N 52.000°E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Capital | Aktau |
| Government | |
| • Akim | Nurlan Nogaev (Kazakh: Нұрлан Ноғаев)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 165,642 km2 (63,955 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 556 m (1,824 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −132 m (−433 ft) |
| Population (2023)[3] | |
| • Total | 766,956 |
| • Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (West) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (not observed) |
| Postal codes | 130000 |
| Area codes | +7 (729) |
| ISO 3166 code | KZ-MAN |
| Vehicle registration | 12, R |
| Districts | 5 |
| Cities | 3 |
| Townships | 6 |
| Villages | 30 |
| Website | mangystau |
Mangystau Province or Mangystau Region (Kazakh: Маңғыстау облысы, Russian: Мангыстауская область) is a region in the west of Kazakhstan. The capital is the city of Aktau. As 2023, 766,956 people live here.[3]
There are only three cities in this region: Aktau, Zhanaozen and Fort-Shevchenko.
The region is named after the Mangystau (en) peninsula.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Ногаев Нурлан Аскарович, аким Мангистауской области". gov.kz. 2023-01-01.
- ↑ Official site – Climate and Geography Archived 2007-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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.
