Aktobe Region

Aktobe Region Ақтөбе облысы Актюбинская область
Region
Nature in Aktobe Region
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Aktobe Province highlighted
Coordinates:
Country	Kazakhstan
Capital	Aktobe
Government
• Akim	Berdibek Saparbayev
Area
• Total	300,629 km2 (116,074 sq mi)
Population (2013-02-01)
• Total	797,036
• Density	2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi)
Time zone	West (UTC+5)
• Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+5)
Postal codes	030000
Area codes	+7 (713)
ISO 3166 code	KZ-AKT
Vehicle registration	04, D
Districts	12
Cities	8
Villages	441
Website	http://aktobe.gov.kz

Aktobe (Kazakh: Ақтөбе облысы, Qazaq Latin Script: Aqtöbe oblısı) is a region of Kazakhstan. The Aktobe regional capital is the city of Aktobe, with a population of more than 340,000. The region itself has a population 678,900. The area of the region is 300,600 square kilometers, making it the second largest region of Kazakhstan, after Karaganda Region. Aktobe Region borders Russia to the north and Uzbekistan to the south, and also borders six other Kazakh regions: the Atyrau Region to the west, the Mangystau Region to the south-west, the Karaganda Region to the east, the Kostanay Region to the north-east, the Kyzylorda Region to the south-east, and the West Kazakhstan Region to the north-west. The Ilek River, a tributary of the Ural River, flows through the region. The name "Aktobe" comes from Kazakh "Ақ" (white) and "төбе" (hill); supposedly, Aktobe's initial settlers were able to see white mountains far to the north.

Demographics

According to the national census of 2009, the area's population was 779542 people, 407217 women and 372325 men. There were 614961 Kazakhs (79%), who unlike in other areas of the country they form an overwhelming majority of the population of the area. There are Russians, Tatars, Ukrainians, Germans, Koreans, Moldavians, Jews, Armenians, Chechens and others in the area as well.

Administrative divisions

The region is administratively divided into twelve districts and the city of Aktobe.

1. Alga District, with the administrative center in the town of Alga;
2. Ayteke Bi District, the selo of Komsomol;
3. Bayganin District, the selo of Karauilkeldy;
4. Kargaly District, the settlement of Badamsha;
5. Khromtau District, the town of Khromtau;
6. Kobda District, the aul of Kobda;
7. Martuk District, the selo of Martuk;
8. Mugalzhar District, the town of Kandyagash;
9. Oiyl District, the selo of Oiyl;
10. Shalkar District, the town of Shalkar;
11. Temir District, the town of Temir;
12. Yrgyz District, the selo of Yrgyz.

^* Eight localities in Aktobe Region have town status. These are Aktobe, Alga, Embi, Kandyagash, Khromtau, Shalkar, Temir, and Zhem.
^* Two more localities - Shubarkuduk and Shubarshi - have status of urban-type settlement.

See also

• Aral Sea
• Mugodzhar Hills
• Southern Ural Mountains

External links

• Official Site (in Kazakh and Russian)