Map of West Kazakhstan
West Kazakhstan is a first-level division of Kazakhstan. Its largest mapped city is Oral, with about 209,788 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on West Kazakhstan, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- Oral
- Country
- Kazakhstan
Interactive Map of West Kazakhstan
About West Kazakhstan
West Kazakhstan Region is a region of Kazakhstan. As of 1 August 2025, it had a population of 695,900. Its administrative centre is Oral (also known as Uralsk), a city of about 250,000 inhabitants.
The region was created as West Kazakhstan Oblast in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic during the Soviet-era. Between 1962 and 1992, it was named Uralsk Oblast. It was renamed in 1993 following the independence of Kazakhstan from the Soviet Union.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: West Kazakhstan Region (CC BY-SA 4.0).
West Kazakhstan in Depth
Geography
The region borders Russia and is near the Ural Mountains. The Ural River is the border between Asia and Europe and flows from Russia to the Caspian Sea through the region, meaning the extreme west of Kazakhstan is in Eastern Europe. West Kazakhstan region borders Aktobe Region to the east and Atyrau Region to the south, in addition to the following Russian Oblasts: Astrakhan Oblast to the south-west, Volgograd Oblast to the west, Saratov Oblast to the north-west, Samara Oblast to the north and Orenburg Oblast to the north-east.
It is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude. There are numerous lakes in the region, including Shalkar, Balykty Sarkyl, Botkul and Aralsor.
Economy
In the first half of 2019, the gross regional product amounted to ₸1.4 trillion, an increase of ₸145 million from the previous year. For 9 months of this year, industrial output amounted to almost ₸1.8 trillion. For the first quarter of 2020, the West Kazakhstan Region reported an unemployment rate of 4.8%, and an average monthly salary of ₸186,857.
The development of the agro-industrial complex is also one of the drivers of the region’s economy. During the first half of 2020, the gross agricultural production of the region totaled ₸59.8252 billion, of which ₸59.6761 billion came from livestock farming, and the remaining amount coming from crop production and various agricultural services. The main crops grown in the region include wheat, barley, sunflower, safflower, and potatoes.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: West Kazakhstan Region (CC BY-SA 4.0).
West Kazakhstan: Key Facts
| Population | 675,655 (2021) |
|---|---|
| Area | 151,339 km² |
| Capital | Oral |
| Head of government | Altay Kölginov |
| Established | 10 March 1932 |
Facts from Wikidata Q486007 (CC0).
History of West Kazakhstan: Empires and States
The atlas records 13 polities whose mapped territory included part of West Kazakhstan, from Scythia in 650 BCE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| Scythia | 650–551 BCE |
| Khazaria | 647–969 CE |
| Kimek-Kipchak confederation | 750–1235 CE |
| The Mongol Empire | 1236–1293 CE |
| Golden Horde | 1294–1449 CE |
| Blue Horde | 1363–1401 CE |
| Nogai Horde | 1450–1563 CE |
| Small Horde | 1564–1587 CE |
| Kazakh Khanate | 1572–1847 CE |
| Tsardom of Russia | 1595–1720 CE |
| The Russian Empire | 1721–1916 CE |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | 1922–1991 CE |
| Kazakhstan | 1992–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of West Kazakhstan
West Kazakhstan on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in West Kazakhstan
4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oral | 209,788 | West Kazakhstan | Admin-1 capital |
| 2 | Aqsay | 34,799 | West Kazakhstan | Populated place |
| 3 | Zhanibek | 8,212 | West Kazakhstan | Populated place |
| 4 | Chapaev | 6,000 | West Kazakhstan | Populated place |
West Kazakhstan: Quick Answers
- Where is West Kazakhstan?
- West Kazakhstan is a first-level division of Kazakhstan, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 50.5154° N, 50.5985° E.
- What is the largest city in West Kazakhstan?
- Oral is the largest city mapped in West Kazakhstan, with a metropolitan population of about 209,788.
- How many cities are in West Kazakhstan?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in West Kazakhstan, with a combined metropolitan population of about 258,799. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.