Oral, Kazakhstan

Oral
Орал (Kazakh)
Уральск (Russian)
City
Official seal of Oral
Oral is located in Kazakhstan
Oral
Oral
Location in Kazakhstan
Oral is located in Europe
Oral
Oral
Location in Europe
Coordinates: 51°13′21″N 51°22′21″E / 51.22250°N 51.37250°E / 51.22250; 51.37250
CountryKazakhstan
RegionWest Kazakhstan Region
Founded1584
Incorporated (city)1613
Government
 • Akim (mayor)Mirzhan Satkanov
Area
 • City700 km2 (300 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • City330,000
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
234,184
Time zoneUTC+5 (UTC+5)
Postal code
090000 - 090013
Area code+7 7112 [1]
Vehicle registrationL, 07
Websiteuralsk.gov.kz/en/
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Oral (Kazakh: Орал, pronounced [ɔɾɑɫ] ), known in Russian as Uralsk (Russian: Уральск), is a city in northwestern Kazakhstan, at the confluence of the Ural and Chagan rivers close to the Russian border. As it is located on the western bank of the Ural river, it is considered geographically in Europe. It is the capital of the West Kazakhstan Region. The ethnic composition is dominated by Kazakhs (71%) and Russians (25%). Population: 271,900 (2009 Census results);[2] 194,905 (1999 Census results).[2]

  1. ^ "Алматы қаласыАлмалы ауданыӘкімінің аппараты". www.almaly.almaty.kz.
  2. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

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