Zhanaozen
Zhanaozen
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| Nickname: Town of oil industry workers | |
Zhanaozen Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 43°20′16″N 52°51′19″E / 43.33778°N 52.85528°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Mangystau Region |
| Government | |
| • Akim (mayor) | Zhanseit Kaynarbayev |
| Area | |
• Total | 516 km2 (199 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 147,962 |
| • Density | 287/km2 (743/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Kazakhs Russians and others |
| • Religions | Islam and Orthodox Christianity |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| Telephone code | +72934 |
| Microregions | 17 |
| Website | www |
Zhanaozen or Janaozen (/ˌdʒɑːnəˈɒzən/; Kazakh: Jañaözen / Жаңаөзен [ʒɑˌŋɑɵˈzʲen]), formerly known as Novy Uzen (Russian: Новый Узень [ˈnovɨj ʊˈzʲen]), is a city in the Mangystau Region of southwestern Kazakhstan located southeast of the city of Aktau. The name of the town means "new river" in Kazakh. Zhanaozen is a city of regional significance. It is completely surrounded by the territory of Karakiya District, but administratively does not belong to the district. It had a population of 147,962 in 2018; the census population in 2009 was 113,014, and that in 1999 had been 63,337.