West Kazakhstan Region
West Kazakhstan Region
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Coat of arms | |
Map of Kazakhstan, location of West Kazakhstan Region highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 51°14′N 51°22′E / 51.233°N 51.367°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Capital | Oral |
| Government | |
| • Akim | Nariman Turegaliev |
| Area | |
• Total | 151,339 km2 (58,432 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 695,900 |
| • Density | 4.598/km2 (11.91/sq mi) |
| GDP (Nominal, 2024) | |
| • Total | KZT 4,748 billion (US$ 9.971 billion) · 11th |
| • Per capita | KZT 6,835,300 (US$ 14,354) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (not observed) |
| Postal codes | 090000 |
| Area codes | +7 (711) |
| ISO 3166 code | KZ-ZAP |
| Vehicle registration | 07, L |
| Districts | 12 |
| Cities | 2 |
| Villages | 512 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.794 high · 4th |
| Website | bko |
West Kazakhstan Region is a region of Kazakhstan. As of 1 August 2025, it had a population of 695,900. Its administrative centre is Oral (also known as Uralsk), a city of about 250,000 inhabitants.
The region was created as West Kazakhstan Oblast in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic during the Soviet-era. Between 1962 and 1992, it was named Uralsk Oblast. It was renamed in 1993 following the independence of Kazakhstan from the Soviet Union.