Kazakhstan (KZ) Atyraw Province

Image: Tengizchevroil processing plant at the Tengiz oilfield near the border with Mangghystaw Province. Behind the plant are yellow piles containing several million tons of sulfur extracted from the oil. Due to low sulfur prices, it is not cost-effective to transport the sulfur to market.

Summary

Atyraw is a city with a population of 190 000. The major town of Qulsary (40 000) is also in the province.

Detailed Analysis

Atyrau Province has an area of 118 600 km² and a population of 439 900. It is divided into 7 districts: Iynder (capital Iynderbor), Iysatay, Jylyoy, Maqat, Makhambet, Qurmanghazi, and Qyzylqogha (capital Miyaly), and the city of Atyraw.

Qurmanghazi district (Құрманғазы, 55 600)

Ganyushkiyno (Ганюшкино, 8 100) has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Ganyushkiyno--Samarkiyn (Самаркин) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Suwyunduwk (Суюндук) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.

Iysatay district (Исатай, 22 800)

Janbay (Жанбай) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Novobogatiynskoe (R Новобогатинское) has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Aqqystaw (Аққыстау, 5 600) has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Chapaevskoe (R Чапаевское) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.

Iynder district (Индер, 29 000)

Iynderbor (Индербор, 12 800) has an area of 3.0 km² and an estimated population of 9 000.
Kulagino (Кулагино) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.

Makhambet district and Atyraw (Махамбет, 25 600 and Атырау, 193 900)

Makhambet (Махамбет, 8 600) has an area of 2.5 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Chkalovo (Чкалово) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Almaly (Алмалы) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Atyraw--Tomarly (Томарлы) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Atyraw (142 497) has an area of 39 km² and an estimated population of 190 000. Balykshiy (Балыкши, 18 600) and Zhumysker (Жумыскер, 6 600) are suburbs of Atyraw.
Atyraw--Kuwrmangazy (Курмагазы) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.

Maqat district (Мақат, 25 200)

Karabotan (Қаработан) has an area of 2.5 km² and an estimated population of zero.
Dossor (Доссор, 9 200) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Dossor--1.5 km SE of Dossor has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Maqat (Мақат, 13 600) has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 12 000.

Qyzylqogha district (Қызылқоға, 31 000)

Miyaly (Миялы, 6 000) has an area of 2.7 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Sagiz (Сагиз) has an area of 3.2 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Muwkuwr (Мукур) has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Konystanuw (Коныстану) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.

Jylyoy district (Жылыой, 56 800)

An unidentified urban area, Qulsary--3 km SW of Qulasry, has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of zero.
Qulsary (Құлсары, 39 700) has an area of 13.0 km² and an estimated population of 40 000.
Tengizchevroil (Теңізшевройл) has an area of 3.0 km² and an estimated population of zero.