Aqtöbe (area)

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Aktobe region Ақтөбе облысы
Актюбинская область
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Basic data
State : KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan
Administrative headquarters : Aqtobe
Founded: March 10, 1932
 
Area : 300,629  km²
Residents : 881,651 (Jan 1, 2020)
Population density : 3 inhabitants per km²
 
Time zone : WKST ( UTC + 5 )
Postal code : 03xxxx
Telephone code : +7 (713)
License plate : 04 (old: D)
KATO code: 150000000
ISO 3166-2 : KZ-ACT
 
Äkim ( governor ) : Orasalin Ongdassyn
Website :
Location in Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan Usbekistan Aserbaidschan Georgien Kirgisistan Tadschikistan China Russland Baikonur Almaty Nur-Sultan Mangghystau Atyrau Westkasachstan Aqtöbe Qostanai Nordkasachstan Aqmola (Gebiet) Pawlodar Qaraghandy Qysylorda Türkistan Schambyl Ostkasachstan Almatymap
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The Aqtöbe region ( Kazakh Ақтөбе облысы / Aqtöbe oblyssy , Russian Актюбинская область / Aktjubinskaja oblast ) is one of the 14 regions of Kazakhstan . Its capital is Aqtöbe (Russian Aktyubinsk).

geography

Settlement in the southeast of the area

Geographical location

The area is located in west-central Kazakhstan. In the south it borders on the Aral Sea , in the north on the Ural provinces of Russia . Most of the area is covered by a plain traversed by rivers, while the Mugodscharberg Mountains extend in the middle . The highest mountain is the Great Baktybai with 657  m . The western part of the area is occupied by the Poduralski plateau , which merges into the Pre-Aspic Lowlands in the southwest ; in the southeast there are massifs of sand - the Aral-Karakum and the Big and Small Barsuki . The gorge- rich Turgai plateau begins in the northeast .

Flora and fauna

The northwestern part of the area is covered with feather grass and wormwood, in the floodplains there is meadow vegetation, poplar, aspen and birch groves and shrubs. The area has large rodent populations ( steppe lemmings , ground squirrels and jerboa ). The predators include wolves and steppe foxes . Saiga and goitered gazelle live here . The 348,000 hectare Turgai protected area is located in the Aqtöbe area. It is on the list of internationally significant water and swamp areas. The lakes and adjacent marshland cover an area of ​​40,000 hectares. The importance of the protected area is explained by its location on one of the most important migratory bird routes. 29 species of mammals, eleven species of fish and 170 species of birds live in the protected area, thirty of which are on the Kazakhstani Red List. The huge reed fields offer protection to wild boars , muskrats romp around in the lakes . But water birds are particularly numerous. In autumn and spring the lakes are covered with a thick veil of flocks of birds. Gray geese , many species of ducks, coots , herons , cormorants and sandpipers nest here . Of the species entered in the Red List, whooper swan , spoonbill , brown ibis , Dalmatian pelican , sand-winged grouse , young crane , steppe eagle , sea ​​eagle , osprey and oar duck nest here . Are to meet and Bewick's swans , flamingos , Red-breasted , bustards , falcons and rare monk cranes . The waters are very important for fishing. Commercial fishing is strictly forbidden in the nest building and breeding season from April 15th to September 1st.

history

In terms of administrative law, the Aqtöbe area was founded on March 10, 1932 as the Aktyubinsk Oblast of the then Kazakh SSR .

population

year Residents
1939¹ 339.069
1959¹ 402.049
1970¹ 550,582
1979¹ 629.241
1989¹ 737.995
1999¹ 682,558
2000 677.715
year Residents
2001 670.231
2002 668.166
2003 668.378
2004 671.812
2005 678.602
2006 686,698
2007 695.454
year Residents
2008 703.660
2009¹ 757.768
2010 763,589
2011 777.471
2012 786.349
2013 795.817
2014 808.932
year Residents
2015 822,522
2016 834.813
2017 845,679
2018 857.711
2019 869,637
2020 881.651

¹ census result

Politics and administration

Administrative division

The area is divided into 13 districts ( Kazakh Ауданы Audany ; Russian Район Rajon ). The administrative center Aqtöbe represents its own urban district. In addition to Aqtöbe there are seven other cities: Algha , Jembi , Qandyaghasch , Chromtau , Schalqar , Temir and Schem . In addition, two places have urban-type settlement status : Schubarqudyq and Schubarschi .

Administrative division of the Aqtöbe area
Audany Area [km²] Residents Administrative headquarters
Äiteke Bi 36,300 24,360 Temirbek Schürgenow
Algha 7,100 40,817 Algha
Aqtöbe (city) 2,338 500,757 Aqtobe
Baighanin 61,000 22,819 Qarauylkeldi
Chrome rope 12,900 43,375 Chrome rope
Kargalin 5,000 16,992 Badamschy
Märtök 6,600 29,833 Märtök
Mughalshar 29,530 67.209 Qandyaghash
Oiyl 11,500 18,487 Oiyl
Qobda 14,000 18,352 Qobda
Shalqar 62,200 45,815 Shalqar
Temir 12,600 37,888 Temir
Yrghys 41,500 14,947 Yrghys
As of January 1, 2020

Äkim (governor)

List of governors ( Kazakh Әкім , Äkim ) of the Aqtöbe region since 1992:

No. Surname Term of office (beginning) Term of office (end)
1 Shalbay Qulmachanov 1992 1993
2 Saweli Pachin 1993 September 1995
3 Aslan Mussin September 1995 April 2002
4th Yermek Imantaev April 2002 July 10, 2004
5 Yeleusin Saghyndyqow July 10, 2004 July 22, 2011
6th Archimed Muchambetov July 22, 2011 September 11, 2015
7th Berdibek Saparbayev September 11, 2015 February 25, 2019
8th Orasalin Ongdassyn 26th February 2019 officiating

economy

In the Aqtöbe area there are important oil fields near Shangaschol ( Жаңажол ) and Kengqijaq ( Кеңқияқ ) as well as chrome ore deposits near Chromtau .

A missile test site was located near the city of Jembi (Russian Emba ) during the Soviet Union .

Web links

Commons : Aqtöbe area  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Численность населения Республики Казахстан по полу в разрезе областей и столицы, столицы, столицы, анколицы, столицы, городоав, областей и столицы, анкония, горойцы, коники, городоав,. ( Excel ; 96 KB) stat.gov.kz, accessed on July 19, 2020 (Russian).

Coordinates: 50 ° 0 '  N , 57 ° 30'  E