Kyzylorda

Kyzylorda
Қызылорда / Qyzylorda (Kazakh)
A train station
A train station
Official seal of Kyzylorda
Kyzylorda is located in Kazakhstan
Kyzylorda
Kyzylorda
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 44°51′0″N 65°31′0″E / 44.85000°N 65.51667°E / 44.85000; 65.51667
Country Kazakhstan
RegionKyzylorda Region
Founded1820
City status1867
Government
 • Akim (mayor)Nurzhan Akhatov[1]
Area
 • Total2,400 km2 (900 sq mi)
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total354,800
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5
Postal code
120001 - 120018
Area code+7 7242
Vehicle registrationN or 11
Websitewww.kyzylorda.gov.kz

Kyzylorda (Kazakh: Қызылорда / Qyzylorda [qəˌzəɫorˈdɑ] (listen)), formerly known as Kzyl-Orda (Russian: Кзыл-Орда), Ak-Mechet (Ак-Мечеть), Perovsk (Перовск), Leninsk (Ленинск), and Fort-Perovsky (Форт-Перовский), is a city in south-central Kazakhstan, capital of Kyzylorda Region and former capital of the Kazakh ASSR from 1925 to 1927.

The city has a population of 242,462 (2020 Census). It historically developed around the Syr Darya river and was the site of a Kokand fortress. The population of the city with nearby villages is 312,861 (2020 Census).[2]

  1. ^ "Нового акима назначили в Кызылорде" (in Russian). inform.kz. August 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Демографиялық статистика" (in Kazakh). Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.