Atyrau

Atyrau
Атырау (Kazakh)
City
The government building
The government building
Flag of Atyrau
Flag
Official seal of Atyrau
Seal
Atyrau is located in Kazakhstan
Atyrau
Atyrau
Location in Kazakhstan
Atyrau is located in Europe
Atyrau
Atyrau
Location in Europe
Atyrau is located in Asia
Atyrau
Atyrau
Location in Asia
Coordinates: 47°07′0″N 51°53′0″E / 47.11667°N 51.88333°E / 47.11667; 51.88333
Country Kazakhstan
RegionAtyrau Region
Founded1640
City status1885
Government
 • Akim (mayor)Shakir Keikin[1]
Elevation
−20 m (−70 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • City316,449
 • Metro
401,628
Time zoneGMT+5
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (UTC+5)
Postal code
060001–060011
Area code(+7) 7122
Vehicle registrationE, 06
Websitewww.gov.kz/memleket/entities/akimat-atyrau

Atyrau (Kazakh: Атырау, romanized: Atyrau) is a city in Kazakhstan. It is the capital of the Atyrau Region. It has a population of 316,449 people (as of 2023). Also, 401,628 people live in the urban area.[2] The official name of the city was Guryev (Russian: Гурьев) until 1992.

Atyrau is one of the biggest cities of West Kazakhstan. Most of city's economy is based on oil.[3] The city has the unofficial name of The Oil Capital of Kazakhstan.[4][5]

Geography

The city is located in the European part of Kazakhstan. The Ural River flows through it.

Population

As of beginning of 2023, 401,669 people live in the city.

Nationalities including the population of city area settlements (as of the beginning of 2021):[6]

Ethnicity Population Percentage
Kazakhs 323,627 88,61 %
Russians 29,243 8,00 %
Koreans 2,991 0,81 %
Tatars 1,936 0,53 %
Uzbeks 1,392 0,38 %
Karakalpaks 778 0,21 %
Ukrainians 710 0,19 %
Germans 399 0,12 %
Bulgarians 195 0,05 %
Chechens 126 0,03 %
Georgians 108 0,02 %
Greeks 106 0,02 %
others 3,601 0,98 %
Total 365,212 100,00 %

References

  1. ↑ "Назначен аким Атырау". www.zakon.kz (in Russian). 2023-07-10.
  2. ↑ "Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan by gender and type of area (as of 2023-01-01)". QazStat. 2023-01-01. Archived from the original on 2023-03-05.
  3. ↑ Waters, Bella (2007). Kazakhstan in Pictures. United Kingdom: Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 9780822565888.
  4. ↑ "Atyrau Region". gov.kz. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  5. ↑ "Атырау - нефтяная столица Казахстана" [The Oil Capital of Kazakhstan, Atyrau]. online.zakon.kz (in Russian). 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  6. ↑ "Численность населения Республики Казахстан по отдельным этносам на начало 2021 года" [Population of Kazakhstan by separate ethnic groups at the beginning of 2021]. QazStat (in Russian and Kazakh). Committee on Statistics of Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2024-01-08.