Aktobe is a
provinceKazakhstan is divided into 14 provinces . The provinces are further subdivided into districts .
Notes:* Almaty and Astana cities have the status of State importance and do not relate to any...
of
KazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country situated in Eurasia that is ranked as the ninth largest country in the world. It is also the world's largest landlocked country. Its territory of 2,727,300 km² is greater than Western Europe...
. The Aktobe provincial capital is the city of
AktobeAktobe is a city on the Ilek River in Kazakhstan. With a population of 320,000, it is the capital of Aktobe Province. Aktobe has a mixed ethnic community, including Kazakhs, Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars, Uyghurs, Chechens, Armenians, Jews and Greeks...
, with a population of more than 340,000. The province itself has a population 678,900. The area of the province is 300,600 square kilometers, making it the second largest province of Kazakhstan, after
Karagandy ProvinceKaragandy is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda. The population of the province is 1,375,000; that of the city is 437,000.-History:...
. Aktobe Province borders
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
to the north and
UzbekistanUzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan , is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia, formerly part of the Soviet Union...
to the south, and also borders six other Kazakh provinces:
Atyrau ProvinceAtyrau Province is a province of Kazakhstan. It is situated in the west of the country around the northeast of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Atyrau, with a population of 142,500 people; the province itself has 380,000 people. With an area of 118,600 square kilometers, it is the...
,
Mangystau ProvinceMangystau is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Aktau , which has a population of 154,500 ; the entire Mangystau province has a population of 373,400.-Geography:...
,
Karagandy ProvinceKaragandy is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda. The population of the province is 1,375,000; that of the city is 437,000.-History:...
,
Kostanay ProvinceKostanay is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kostanay city. The population of the province is 900,300. Population living in Kostanay is 207,000 that makes 23 % of the population of province...
,
Kyzylorda ProvinceKyzylorda is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is the city of Kyzylorda, with a population of 157,400. The province itself has a population of 590,000. Other notable settlements include Aralsk, Qazaly and the Russian-administered Baikonur, which services the Baikonur Cosmodrome...
, and
West Kazakhstan ProvinceWest Kazakhstan is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Oral , a city of about 200,000. The province borders Russia and is near the Ural Mountains. The Ural River flows from Russia to the Caspian Sea through the province...
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Aktobe is a
provinceKazakhstan is divided into 14 provinces . The provinces are further subdivided into districts .
Notes:* Almaty and Astana cities have the status of State importance and do not relate to any...
of
KazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country situated in Eurasia that is ranked as the ninth largest country in the world. It is also the world's largest landlocked country. Its territory of 2,727,300 km² is greater than Western Europe...
. The Aktobe provincial capital is the city of
AktobeAktobe is a city on the Ilek River in Kazakhstan. With a population of 320,000, it is the capital of Aktobe Province. Aktobe has a mixed ethnic community, including Kazakhs, Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars, Uyghurs, Chechens, Armenians, Jews and Greeks...
, with a population of more than 340,000. The province itself has a population 678,900. The area of the province is 300,600 square kilometers, making it the second largest province of Kazakhstan, after
Karagandy ProvinceKaragandy is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda. The population of the province is 1,375,000; that of the city is 437,000.-History:...
. Aktobe Province borders
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
to the north and
UzbekistanUzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan , is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia, formerly part of the Soviet Union...
to the south, and also borders six other Kazakh provinces:
Atyrau ProvinceAtyrau Province is a province of Kazakhstan. It is situated in the west of the country around the northeast of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Atyrau, with a population of 142,500 people; the province itself has 380,000 people. With an area of 118,600 square kilometers, it is the...
,
Mangystau ProvinceMangystau is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Aktau , which has a population of 154,500 ; the entire Mangystau province has a population of 373,400.-Geography:...
,
Karagandy ProvinceKaragandy is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda. The population of the province is 1,375,000; that of the city is 437,000.-History:...
,
Kostanay ProvinceKostanay is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kostanay city. The population of the province is 900,300. Population living in Kostanay is 207,000 that makes 23 % of the population of province...
,
Kyzylorda ProvinceKyzylorda is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is the city of Kyzylorda, with a population of 157,400. The province itself has a population of 590,000. Other notable settlements include Aralsk, Qazaly and the Russian-administered Baikonur, which services the Baikonur Cosmodrome...
, and
West Kazakhstan ProvinceWest Kazakhstan is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Oral , a city of about 200,000. The province borders Russia and is near the Ural Mountains. The Ural River flows from Russia to the Caspian Sea through the province...
. The
Ilek RiverThe Ilek River is a tributary of the Ural River and lies in the Orenburg Oblast in Russia and Republic of Kazakhstan. Two main cities lie on the banks of the Ilek River: Alga and Aqtöbe . The Ilek River remains the most polluted water body in the Ural-Caspian basin...
, a tributary of the
Ural RiverThe Ural , known as Yaik before 1775, is a river flowing through Russia and Kazakhstan. It arises in the southern Ural Mountains and ends at the Caspian Sea. Its total length is 1,511 mi...
, flows through the province. The name "Aktobe" comes from
KazakhKazakh is a Turkic language closely related to Kyrgyz and Karakalpak.Kazakh is an agglutinative language, and it employs vowel harmony.-Geographic distribution:...
"Ақ" (white) and "төбе" (hill); supposedly, Aktobe's initial settlers were able to see white mountains far to the north.
Demographics
Kazakhs constitute 55.6% of the population, while ethnic Russians constitute for 23.7%.
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