Mangystau Province
| Mangystau Province Маңғыстау облысы Мангистауская область |
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| Coordinates: 43°52′N 052°00′E / 43.867°N 52°ECoordinates: 43°52′N 052°00′E / 43.867°N 52°E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Capital | Aktau |
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| • Akim | Krymbek Kusherbayev |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 165,600 km2 (63,900 sq mi) |
| Population (2006-12-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 373,400 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (5.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | West (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+5) |
| Postal codes | 130000 |
| Area codes | +7 (729) |
| ISO 3166 code | KZ-MAN |
| Vehicle registration | R |
| Districts | 5 |
| Cities | 3 |
| Townships | 6 |
| Villages | 30 |
| Website | www.mangystau.kz |
Mangystau Province (Kazakh: Маңғыстау облысы, Mañğıstaw oblısı) is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Aktau (a seaport), which has a population of 154,500 (2004 census); the entire Mangystau province has a population of 373,400.
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[edit] Geography
The province is located in the southwest of the country, and includes Mangyshlak Peninsula. It has much of Kazakhstan's Caspian Shore. It also borders neighboring countries Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Mangystau also borders two other Kazakh provinces(counter-clockwise), Aktobe Province and Atyrau Province. The area of the province is 165,600 square kilometers. Engineers discovered petroleum in the area in the days of the Soviet Union, drilling commenced, and much of the area was built up around the industry.
The territory of Mangystau includes lots of different landscapes and desert lands: Caspian lowland, plateaus (Usturt, Mangyshlak, Kendirli-Kayasan), mountains (Aktau, Karatau), cavities, desert, mountains and mountain ridges. That kind of landscape forms an original multigraded labyrinth, painted with green, yellow, pink and red sediment of loam. The highest point is Otpan mountain at 556 metres (1,824 ft). The lowest point is the bottom of Karagie cavity, 132 metres (433 ft) below sea level.
[edit] Climate
Due to its vast territory, the province has a wide variety of climate conditions. The climate of north Mangystau is cold in winter due to its settlement in Usturt plateau, the location of the plateau is mainly above sea level. On the whole, the climate is continental with cold winters and mild summers. The average temperature −3 °C (27 °F) in January and +26 °C (79 °F) in July. The average annual rainfall is 150 millimetres (5.9 in).
[edit] History
The first written sources on Mangystau province dates back to the 1890s.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 1999 Census, Kazakhs (50.9%) outnumbered ethnic Russians (32.9%) by a wide margin.[3]
- Population (2009): 416 500 people (2,6 %, 14 place)
- Density: 2,5 people / km ² (13 place)
- National structure: Kazakhs — 70,9 %; RussianS — 22,9 %
- Are: 165,600 in km ² (6,1 %, 7 place)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Media related to Mangystau Province at Wikimedia Commons
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