Akzhaik District

Akzhaik Ақжайық
District
Ақжайық ауданы
Coat of arms
Location of Akzhaik District in Kazakhstan
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	West Kazakhstan Region
Administrative center	Chapaev
Government
• Akim	Murat Serdalin[1]
Area
• Total	17,600 sq mi (45,500 km^2)
Population  (2013)[2]
• Total	41,067
Time zone	UTC+5 (West)

Akzhaik (Kazakh: Ақжайық ауданы, Aqjaiyq audany) is a district of West Kazakhstan Region in western Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Chapaev.^[3] Population: 41,067 (2013 estimate);^[2] 41,777 (2009 Census results);^[4] 49,364 (1999 Census results).^[4]

As of 2005 the district had an area of 45,500 km².

Geography

Akzhaik District lies in the Caspian Depression. The Ural, Bagyrlai (Бағырлай), Kushum (Көшім), Uil, and Olenti rivers flow across the territory of the district.^[5][6]

References

1. "Назначен новый аким Акжаикского района Западно-Казахстанской области". www.inform.kz (in Russian). 2023-12-20.
2. "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
3. "www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
4. "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
5. "M-39 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 23 February 2023.
6. Google Earth

49.714°N 51.662°E / 49.714; 51.662