Akzhaik District

Akzhaik
Ақжайық
District
Ақжайық ауданы
Coat of arms of Akzhaik
Coat of arms
Location of Akzhaik District in Kazakhstan
Location of Akzhaik District in Kazakhstan
Country Kazakhstan
RegionWest Kazakhstan Region
Administrative centerChapaev
Government
 • AkimMurat Serdalin[1]
Area
 • Total
17,600 sq mi (45,500 km2)
Population
 (2013)[2]
 • Total
41,067
Time zoneUTC+5 (West)

Akzhaik (Kazakh: Ақжайық ауданы, Aqjaiyq audany) is a district of West Kazakhstan Region in western Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Chapaev.[3] Population: 41,067 (2013 estimate);[2] 41,777 (2009 Census results);[4] 49,364 (1999 Census results).[4]

As of 2005 the district had an area of 45,500 km2.

Geography

Akzhaik District lies in the Caspian Depression. The Ural, Bagyrlai (Бағырлай), Kushum (Көшім), Uil, and Olenti rivers flow across the territory of the district.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Назначен новый аким Акжаикского района Западно-Казахстанской области". www.inform.kz (in Russian). 2023-12-20.
  2. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. ^ "www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  4. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  5. ^ "M-39 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  6. ^ Google Earth

49°42′50″N 51°39′43″E / 49.714°N 51.662°E / 49.714; 51.662


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