Mangystau Region

region of Kazakhstan

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]

Mangystau Province
Mañğystau oblysy  (Kazakh)
Мангистауская область  (Russian)
Boszhira, Ustyurt Plateau
Boszhira, Ustyurt Plateau
Coat of arms of Mangystau Province
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Mangystau Province highlighted
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Mangystau Province highlighted
Coordinates: 43°52′N 052°00′E / 43.867°N 52.000°E / 43.867; 52.000
Country Kazakhstan
CapitalAktau
Government
 • AkimNurlan Nogaev (Kazakh: Нұрлан Ноғаев)[1]
Area
 • Total165,642 km2 (63,955 sq mi)
Highest elevation
556 m (1,824 ft)
Lowest elevation
−132 m (−433 ft)
Population
 (2023)[3]
 • Total766,956
 • Density4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (West)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (not observed)
Postal codes
130000
Area codes+7 (729)
ISO 3166 codeKZ-MAN
Vehicle registration12, R
Districts5
Cities3
Townships6
Villages30
Websitemangystau.gov.kz

There are only three cities in this region: Aktau, Zhanaozen and Fort-Shevchenko.

The region is named after the Mangystau (en) peninsula.

References

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  1. "Ногаев Нурлан Аскарович, аким Мангистауской области". gov.kz. 2023-01-01.
  2. Official site – Climate and Geography Archived 2007-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 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.