Mangystau Region

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Mañğystau oblysy  (Kazakh)
Мангистауская область  (Russian)
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Map of Kazakhstan, location of Mangystau Province highlighted
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Mangystau Province highlighted
Coordinates: 43°52′N 052°00′E / 43.867°N 52.000°E / 43.867; 52.000Coordinates: 43°52′N 052°00′E / 43.867°N 52.000°E / 43.867; 52.000
Country Kazakhstan
CapitalAktau
Government
 • AkimNurlan Nogaev (Kazakh: Нұрлан Ноғаев)[1]
Area
 • Total165,642 km2 (63,955 sq mi)
Highest elevation
556 m (1,824 ft)
Lowest elevation
-132 m (−433.1 ft)
Population
 (2023)[3]
 • Total766,956
 • Density4.630202/km2 (11.99217/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (West)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (not observed)
Postal codes
130000
ISO 3166 codeKZ-MAN
Vehicle registration12, R
Districts5
Cities3
Townships6
Villages30
Websitemangystau.gov.kz

Mangystau Province or Mangystau Region (Kazakh: Маңғыстау облысы, Russian: Мангыстауская область) is a region in the west of Kazakhstan. The capital is the city of Aktau. As 2023, 766,956 people live here.[3]

There are only three cities in this region: Aktau, Zhanaozen and Fort-Shevchenko.

The region is named after the Mangystau (en) peninsula.

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