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WESTERN - KAZAKHSTAN REGION

Western - Kazakhstan region

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ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE

Area, thousand. sq. km       151.3
Number of districts               12
Number of cities                    2
Number of towns                  4
Number of aul`s okrugs      154

 

THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Oblast formation date


1932

Oblast territorial characteristics


the major part of the oblast is located in the Pre-Caspian Lowland.

Climate


sharp continental with hot, dry summers and cold winters.

Average temperature


January -15°C, July +26°C.

National representation


Kazakhs (55.8%), Russians (34.4%)

Mineral resources


Mineral resources - gas condensate, gas, oil, keramzite (haydite )clay, cement crude materials, alluvial sand.

Industrial centers


Uralsk, Aksai.

Industrial branches


gas production, machine-building, food.

Agricultural branches


production of grain, potatoes.

Average monthly wages in the year 1997

96 US$ = $96 (US dollars)

POPULATION

  Total Urban Rural

WESTERN-KAZAKHSTAN REGION

617.7

252.4

365.3

Ural`sk, municipal administrative territory

222.5

220.6

1.9

Ural`sk city

212.9

212.9

-

Derkul town

8.5

8.5

-

Zachagansk town

13.0

13.0

-

Krugloozernoe town

2.9

2.9

-

6. Akzhaikskiy district

49.4

-

49.4

Chapaev aul (dc)

7.7

-

7.7

3. Burlinskiy district

48.8

31.8

17.0

Aksay city (dc)

26.9

26.9

-

Burlin town

3.5

3.5

-

12. Dzhangalinskiy district

23.6

-

23.6

Dzhangala village (dc)

5.8

-

5.8

8. Dzhanybekskiy district

19.5

-

20.5

Dzhanybek village (dc)

8.0

-

8.0

1. Zelenovskiy district

56.7

-

56.7

Peremetnoe village (dc)

3.9

-

3.9

9. Kaztalovskiy district

38.8

-

38.8

Kaztalovka village (dc)

4.7

-

4.7

10. Karatobinskiy district

21.1

-

21.1

Karatobe village (dc)

3.5

-

3.5

11. Urdinskiy district

19.3

-

19.3

Saykhin aul (dc}

4.7

-

4.7

7. Syrymskiy district

30.8

-

30.8

Zhympity aul (dc, former Dzhambeyty)

6.1

-

6.1

5. Taskalinskiy district

20.7

-

20.7

Kamenka village (dc)

6.8

-

6.8

2. Terektinskiy district

44.7

-

44.7

Fyodorovka village (dc)

5.2

-

5.2

4. Chingirlauskiy district

21.8

-

21.8

Chingirlau village (dc)

6.3

-

6.3

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