Turkistan (area)
Area Türkistan Түркістан облысы Туркестанская область |
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Basic data | ||
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State : | Kazakhstan | |
Administrative headquarters : | Turkistan | |
Area : | 116,095 km² | |
Residents : | 2,016,037 (Jan 1, 2020) | |
Population density : | 17 inhabitants per km² | |
Time zone : | EKST ( UTC + 6 ) | |
Postal code : | 16xxxx | |
Telephone code : | +7 (725) | |
License plate : | 13 (old: X) | |
KATO code: | 610000000 | |
ISO 3166-2 : | KZ-YUZ | |
Äkim ( governor ) : | Ömirsaq Schökeev | |
Website : | ||
Location in Kazakhstan | ||
The Turkistan region ( Kazakh Түркістан облысы ; Russian Туркестанская область ) is the southernmost oblys ( region ) of Kazakhstan . The capital is Turkistan . With 116,902 km² it is the second smallest area in the country, with around two million inhabitants the second largest in terms of population.
geography
Turkistan borders Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in the south . Adjacent areas are in the west Kyzylorda , in northern Karaganda and East Zhambyl . The southern half is crossed by the Syr Darya.
history
Türkistan emerged from the southern Kazakhstan area on June 19, 2018 , when its capital Shymkent was spun off and elevated to a city with special status. The remaining area was renamed Turkistan after the new capital.
proof
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Публичное подписание Указа «О некоторых вопросах административно-территориальсаного услейстах 2018
Coordinates: 43 ° 0 ' N , 68 ° 30' E