Chapayev (Kazakhstan)

Chapayev Чапаев
Basic data
State :	Kazakhstan
Territory :	Western Kazakhstan
Audany:	Aqshayyq
Coordinates :	50 ° 11 '  N , 51 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 11 '18 "  N , 51 ° 10' 20"  E
Height :	7  m
Residents :	9,657 (Jan 1, 2020)
Time zone :	WKST ( UTC + 5 )
Telephone code :	(+7) 71136
Postal code :	090100
License plate :	07 (old: L)
Location in Kazakhstan

Tschapajew ( Kazakh and Russian Чапаев ; until 1992 Чапаево Tschapajewo ) is a place in Kazakhstan .

geography

Chapayev is located in western Kazakhstan around 120 kilometers south of Oral and around 350 kilometers north of Atyrau . The place is located on the right bank of the Urals and thus in the European part of the country. Chapayev is the administrative center of Audany Aqschajyq in Western Kazakhstan .

history

The place was established as a fortress on the Urals River to prevent Kazakhs from crossing the river and attacking Russian territory. Originally the village was called Lbishchensky (Лбищенский). In 1899 Lbishchensky was renamed a district town in the Urals Oblast of the Russian Empire and in Lbishchensk (Лбищенск). As a result, two schools and two new small churches were built; a post office and a telegraph office were already in place . The population engaged in fishing, cattle breeding, hunting and collecting liquorice roots .

On September 5, 1919, Vasily Chapayev fell in the fighting for the city against the White Army . In his honor, the city was renamed Tschapajewo (Чапаево) in 1939. In 1971 the place received city rights. After Kazakhstan's independence, the name was changed to Chapayev in 1992 and the city's status was downgraded to a settlement in 1996.

population

At the 1999 census, Chapayev had 8,344 inhabitants. The last census in 2009 showed a population of 8476 for the place. The extrapolation of the population resulted in a population of 9657 on January 1, 2020.

Population development
1939	1959	1970	1979	1989	1999	2009
3,876	4,823	6,377	7,511	8,191	8,344	8,476

traffic

Chapayev is connected to the Kazakh highway network. The A28 runs on the western edge of the town, which connects the cities of Oral and Atyrau as a north-south route in the west of the country. In addition, the A31 begins here , which continues via Qastalowka to Schänibek and the Russian border.

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). 
2. ^ Kazakhstan: Cities and towns. pop-stat.mashke.org, accessed on August 15, 2020.