Atyrau
Атырау (Kazakh) | |
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       Clockwise from top: Central Bridge above the Ural River which connects Europe and Asia during the evening; European side of Atyrau; Isatay and Makhambet Monument; An orthodox church; Catholic Cathedral The city government building; The Marriott Executive Apartment during the morning. | |
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  Atyrau Location in Kazakhstan  Atyrau Location in Europe  Atyrau Location in Asia | |
| Coordinates: 47°07′0″N 51°53′0″E / 47.11667°N 51.88333°E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | Atyrau Region |
| Founded | 1640 |
| City status | 1885 |
| Government | |
| • Akim (mayor) | Shakir Keikin[1] |
| Elevation | −20 m (−70 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
| • City | 404,129 |
| • Metro | 501,467 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UTC+5) |
| Postal code | 060001–060011 |
| Area code | (+7) 7122 |
| Vehicle registration | E, 06 |
| HDI (2024) | 0.856[2] high · 4 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 |
| • Total |  $36,035 billion(KZT17,8 trillion million)[3] |
| • Per capita | $89,196 (KZT 19 974,1 thousand) |
| Website | atyrau |
Atyrau (UK: /ˌætɪˈraʊ, -ˈrɔː/, US: /ˌɑːtɪˈraʊ, -ˈrɔː/; Kazakh: Атырау, pronounced [ɑtəˈrɑw] ; Russian: Атырау), known until 1991 as Guryev (Russian: Гурьев), is a city in Kazakhstan and the capital of Atyrau Region. Atyrau is a transcontinental city, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Caspian Sea, between Europe and Asia, 2,700 kilometres (1,700 miles) west of Almaty and 351 kilometres (218 miles) east of the Russian city of Astrakhan.
Atyrau is famous for its oil and gas industries. It has a population of 355,117 as of 2020. It is predominantly made up of Kazakhs, the minorities being Russians, Koreans, Tatars and Uzbeks.
- ^ "Назначен аким Атырау". www.zakon.kz (in Russian). 2023-07-10.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ DOSM. "Department of Statistics Kazakhstan". stat.gov.kz. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2023-03-01.