Aral (Kazakh: Арал ауданы, Aral audany, ارال اۋدانى) is a district of Kyzylorda Region in southern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Aral.[3] Population: 74,689 (2013 estimate);[2] 70,562 (2009 Census results);[4] 68,382 (1999 Census results).[4]
Aral | |
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District | |
Арал ауданы | |
Coordinates: 46°47′0″N 61°40′0″E / 46.78333°N 61.66667°E | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Region | Kyzylorda Region |
Administrative center | Aral |
Founded | 1938 |
Government | |
• Akim | Sandybaev Murat Mirtaevich[1] |
Population (2013)[2] | |
• Total | 74,689 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (East) |
Geography
editLake Zhaksykylysh lies in the district, about 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the northeast of the Aral Sea.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Акимат Узункольского района". www.gov.kz.
- ^ 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 2008-04-25.
- ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "L-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 18 November 2022.
Further reading
edit- Bissell, Tom. (2003). Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia. Pantheon Books, New York. ISBN 0-375-42130-0.