West Kazakhstan Region
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West Kazakhstan Region (Kazakh: Батыс Қазақстан облысы, romanized: Batys Qazaqstan oblysy; Russian: Западно-Казахстанская область, romanized: Zapadno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. The region has a population of 683,327 as of 2022.[3] Its administrative centre is Oral (also known as Uralsk and Ural'sk), a city of about 200,000 inhabitants.
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West Kazakhstan Region
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Coordinates: 51°14′N 51°22′E | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Capital | Oral |
Government | |
• Akim | Nariman Turegaliev[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 151,339 km2 (58,432 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 683,327 |
• Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | KZT 4,435.1 billion US$ 9.606 billion (2022) |
• Per capita | KZT 6,467,800 US$ 14,008 (2022) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (West) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (not observed) |
Postal codes | 090000 |
Area codes | +7 (711) |
ISO 3166 code | KZ-ZAP |
Vehicle registration | 07, L |
Districts | 12 |
Cities | 2 |
Villages | 512 |
Website | bko |
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The Region was created as West Kazakhstan Oblast in Kazakh SSR of Soviet Union. Between 1962 and 1992 it was named Ural’sk Oblast and was renamed in 1993 to the old name following the independence of Kazakhstan from the Soviet Union.