Oral
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| Coordinates: 51°13′21″N 51°22′21″E / 51.22250°N 51.37250°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | West Kazakhstan Region |
| Founded | 1584 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1613 |
| Government | |
| • Akim (mayor) | Murat Baimenov[1] |
| Area | |
• City | 700 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• City | 330,000 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 234,184 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UTC+5) |
| Postal code | 090000 - 090013 |
| Area code | +7 7112 [2] |
| Vehicle registration | L, 07 |
| Website | uralsk |
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Oral (Kazakh: Орал, pronounced [woˈrɑɫ] ), known in Russian as Uralsk (Russian: Уральск, IPA: [ʊˈralʲsk]), is a city in northwestern Kazakhstan, at the confluence of the Ural and Chagan rivers close to the Russian border. As it is located on the western bank of the Ural river, it is considered geographically in Europe. It is the capital of the West Kazakhstan Region. The ethnic composition is majority Kazakh (71%), followed by the second-largest ethnic group Russians (25%). Population: 271,900 (2009 Census results);[3] 194,905 (1999 Census results).[3]
- ^ "New akim of Oral named". inform.kz. 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ "Алматы қаласыАлмалы ауданыӘкімінің аппараты". www.almaly.almaty.kz.
- ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.