Kyzylorda Province

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Қызылорда облысы Kyzylorda Province
Coat of arms	Location
Coordinates	45°0′0″N 64°0′0″E / 45, 64Coordinates: 45°0′0″N 64°0′0″E / 45, 64
Time zone	UTC+6
– Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+6)
Administration
Country	Kazakhstan
Capital	Kyzylorda
Akim (governor)	Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed
Subdivisions
– Districts	7
– Cities (incl. towns)	2
– Townships	6
– Villages
Basic statistics
Area	226,000 km² (87,259 sq mi)
Population	596,000 (09/2006)
- Density	3 /km² (7 /sq mi)
Other information
Postal codes	120000
Area codes	+7 (724)
Licence plate	N
ISO 3166-2	KZY
Website	http://www.kyzylorda.kz/

Kyzylorda ((Kazakh: Қызылорда облысы) is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is the city of Kyzylorda, with a population of 157,400. The province itself has a population of 590,000. Other notable settlements include Aralsk, Qazaly (Kazalinsk) and the Russian-administered Baikonur, which services the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The province borders neighboring country Uzbekistan, as well as three other provinces: Aktobe Province, Karagandy Province, and South Kazakhstan Province. The Syr Darya River, flowing from the Tian Shan mountains to the Aral Sea, passes through Kyzylorda Province. The total area of the province is 226,000 square kilometers.

[edit] See also

• Barsa-Kelmes Nature Reserve

[edit] External links

• Official regional administration website

[edit] References

v • d • e Districts and Cities of Kyzylorda Province Districts Aral  · Karmakshy  · Kazaly  · Shieli  · Syrdariya  · Zhalagash  · Zhanakorgan Major cities Aral  · Baikonur  · Kyzylorda

v • d • e Provinces of Kazakhstan Provinces Akmola · Aktobe · Almaty · Atyrau · East Kazakhstan · Karagandy · Kostanay · Kyzylorda · Mangystau · North Kazakhstan · Pavlodar · South Kazakhstan · West Kazakhstan · Zhambyl Metropolitan Cities Almaty · Astana