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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
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![]() Boszhira, Ustyurt Plateau | |
![]() Map of Kazakhstan, location of Mangystau Province highlighted | |
Coordinates: 43°52′N 052°00′E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
There are only three cities in this region: Aktau, Zhanaozen and Fort-Shevchenko.
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