Kazakhstan (KZ) Aqtöbe Province

Summary

Aqtöbe, the capital, is a city with a population of 250 000. The major towns of Qandyaghash (28 000), Shalqar (28 000), and Khromtaw (25 000) are also in the province.

Detailed Analysis

Aqtöbe Province has an area of 300 600 km² and a population of 682 793 (1999 census). It is divided into 12 districts: Algha, Äyteke Biy (capital Bögetköl), Bayghaniyn, Khromtaw, Märtök, Mughaljar (capital Qandyaghash), Oyyl, Qarghaly (capital Badamsha), Qobda, Shalqar, Temir, and Yrghyz, and the city of Aqtöbe.

Oyyl district (Ойыл, 20 900)

Oyyl (6 000) has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.

Qobda district (Қобда, 27 600)

Miykhaylovka (R Михаиловка) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 1 500.
Qobda (4 500) has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 4 500.
Kalinovka (Калиновка) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.

Temir district (Темір, 36 000)

Shuwbarkuwduwk (Шубаркудук, 11 800) has an area of 4.0 km² and an estimated population of 12 000.
Shuwbarshiy (Шубарши, 8 700) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.

Märtök disrict (Мәртөк, 37 100)

Yaysan (R Яйсан) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Märtök (7 800) has an area of 4.5 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.

Algha district and Aqtöbe (Алға, 37 100 plus Ақтөбе, 281 800)

An unidentified urban area, Aqtöbe--11 km NE of Aqtöbe, has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of zero.
Aqtöbe--Kargaliynskoe (Каргалинское) has an area of 2.3 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Aqtöbe (253 088) has an area of 33 km² and an estimated population of 250 000.
An unidentified urban area, Aqtöbe--8 km E of Aqtöbe, has an area of 6.7 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Aqtöbe--Aljan (R Альджан) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 1 000.
Bogoslovka (Богословка) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Algha (15 100) has an area of 5.4 km² and an estimated population of 15 000.
Tamdy (Тамды) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.

Qarghaly district (Қарғалы, 19 200)

Badamsha (Бадамша, 6 000) has an area of 2.4 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.

Khromtaw district (Хромтау, 43 800)

Novorossiyskoe (Новороссийское) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 1 500.
Khromtaw (23 400) has an area of 5.2 km² and an estimated population of 25 000.

Bayghaniyn district (Байғанин, 24 600)

Bayghaniyn (7 700) has an area of 4.0 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Jarly (Жарлы) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.

Mughaljar district (Мұғалжар, 63 900)

Akkemer (Аккемер) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Qandyaghash (Қандыағаш, 27 000) has an area of 5.9 km² and an estimated population of 28 000.
Juryn (Журын) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Emba (Эмба, 16 900) has an area of 3.7 km² and an estimated population of 17 000.

Äyteke Biy district (Әйтеке Би, 34 600)

Severnoe (R Северное) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Taldysay (Талдысай) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Bögetköl (Бөгеткөл, 4 600) has an area of 2.4 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Qarabutaq (Қарабутақ) has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 4 500.

Shalqar district (Шалқар, 46 700)

Shalqar (28 700) has an area of 6.5 km² and an estimated population of 28 000.
Begiymbet (Бегимбет) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.

Yrghyz district (Ырғыз, 15 600)

Yrghyz (4 700) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 4 500.