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]
Akzhaik
Ақжайық | |
|---|---|
District | |
| Ақжайық ауданы | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Akzhaik District in Kazakhstan | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | West Kazakhstan Region |
| Administrative center | Chapaev |
| Government | |
| • Akim | Murat Serdalin[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17,600 sq mi (45,500 km2) |
| Population (2013)[2] | |
| • Total | 41,067 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (West) |
As of 2005 the district had an area of 45,500 km2.
Geography edit
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 edit
- ^ "Назначен новый аким Акжаикского района Западно-Казахстанской области". www.inform.kz (in Russian). 2023-12-20.
- ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "M-39 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Google Earth
49°42′50″N 51°39′43″E / 49.714°N 51.662°E
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