Kyzylorda Province

Kyzylorda Province
Kyzylorda Province; Қызылорда облысы
	— Province —
	The Syr Darya River in Kyzylorda
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Map of Kazakhstan, location of Kyzylorda Province highlighted
	Coordinates: 45°0′N 64°0′E / 45°N 64°ECoordinates: 45°0′N 64°0′E / 45°N 64°E
Country	Kazakhstan
Capital	Kyzylorda
	Government
- Akim	Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed
	Area
- Total	226,000 km2 (87,259.1 sq mi)
	Population (2006-09-01)
- Total	596,000
- Density	2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
Time zone	East (UTC+6)
- Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+6)
Postal codes	120000
Area codes	+7 (724)
ISO 3166 code	KZ-KZY
Vehicle registration	N
Districts	7
Cities	2
Townships	6
Villages
Website	http://www.kyzylorda.kz/

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Kyzylorda (Kazakh: Қызылорда облысы, Qızılorda oblısi, قىزىلوردا وبلىسى) is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is the city of Kyzylorda, with a population of 157,400. The province itself has a population of 590,000. Other notable settlements include Aralsk, Qazaly (Kazalinsk) and the Russian-administered Baikonur, which services the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The province borders neighboring country Uzbekistan, as well as three other provinces: Aktobe Province(to the west), Karagandy Province(to the north) and South Kazakhstan Province(to the east). The Syr Darya River, flowing from the Tian Shan mountains to the Aral Sea, passes through Kyzylorda Province. The total area of the province is 226,000 square kilometers.