Kyzylorda Region

{{Short description|Region in southern Kazakhstan}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Qyzylorda Region | native_name = {{native name|kk|Қызылорда облысы}} | settlement_type = [[Regions of Kazakhstan|Region]] | image_skyline =  {{multiple image | border = infobox | perrow = 1/2/2/2/2 | total_width = 250 | image1 = Syrdrya River.jpg | image2 = Qyzylorda station.jpg | image3 = Kotibar Memorial.jpg | footer = From the top, [[Syr Darya|Syr Darya River]], [[Qyzylorda]], [[Eset Kotibaruli|Kotibar Monument]]}} | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = The Syr Darya River in Qyzylorda | image_flag = Flag Kyzylorda Oblast.jpg | image_shield = Kyzylorda province seal.svg | shield_size = | shield_alt = | image_map = Kyzylorda in Kazakhstan.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Map of Kazakhstan, location of Kyzylorda Region highlighted | coordinates = {{coord|45|0|N|64|0|E|region:KZ|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Kazakhstan}} | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | seat_type = [[Capital (political)|Capital]] | seat = [[Qyzylorda]] | leader_party = | leader_title = [[Akim]] | leader_name = [[Murat Ergeshbaev]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kyzylorda?lang=en|title= Akimat of Qyzylorda region|website=www.gov.kz|date=2022-04-07}}</ref> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 226019 | population_total = 823251 | population_as_of = 2022-01-01 | population_footnotes = <ref>Agency of statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan: [https://web.archive.org/web/20190511001020/http://www.stat.kz/digital/naselsenie/2012/2013/%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B0%25D1%2580%25D1%2582/01_2012_%25D0%25AD-14-05-%25D0%259C.xls Численность населения Республики Казахстан по областям с начала 2013 года до 1 февраля 2013 года] (russisch; Excel-Datei; 55 kB).</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type2 = GDP {{Nobold|(Nominal, 2024)}} | demographics2_footnotes = <ref name=":dosm">{{Cite web |last=DOSM |title= Gross domestic product by region for January-December 2024 (GRP) |url= https://stat.gov.kz/en/industries/economy/national-accounts/publications/367813|website=stat.gov.kz}}</ref> | demographics2_title1 = Total | demographics2_info1 = [[Kazakhstani tenge|KZT]] 2,985 billion<br />([[US$]] 6.268 billion) · [[List of regions of Kazakhstan by GDP |17th]] | demographics2_title2 = Per capita | demographics2_info2 = KZT 3,536,300<br />(US$ 7,426) | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = +5 | timezone1_DST = not observed | utc_offset1_DST = +5 | postal_code_type = [[Postal codes]] | postal_code = 120000 | area_code = +7 (724) | area_code_type = [[Area codes]] | iso_code = KZ-KZY | registration_plate = 11, N | blank_name_sec1 = [[Districts of Kazakhstan|Districts]] | blank_info_sec1 = 7 | blank1_name_sec1 = [[List of cities in Kazakhstan|Cities]] | blank1_info_sec1 = 2 | blank_name_sec2 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2022) | blank_info_sec2 = 0.785<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{cite web |url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/ |title=Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab |website=hdi.globaldatalab.org |language=en}}</ref><br/>{{color|#0c0|high}} · [[List of regions of Kazakhstan by Human Development Index|6th]] | website = {{URL|http://www.e-kyzylorda.gov.kz}} | footnotes = | blank2_name_sec1 = [[Township]]s | blank2_info_sec1 = 6 | blank3_name_sec1 = [[Village]]s | blank3_info_sec1 = | official_name = }}

'''Qyzylorda Region'''{{Efn|{{langx|kk|Қызылорда облысы / Qyzylorda oblysy}}, {{IPA|kk|qəˌzəɫorˈdɑ wobɫəˈsə|IPA}}}}, formerly known as '''Kyzyl-Orda Region''' until 1991, is a [[Regions of Kazakhstan|region]] of [[Kazakhstan]]. Its capital is the city of [[Qyzylorda]], with a population of 234,736. The region itself has a population of 823,251. Other notable settlements include [[Aral, Kazakhstan|Aral]], [[Kazaly]] (Kazalinsk) and the [[Russia]]n-administered [[Baikonur]], which services the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]]. The total area of the province is {{convert|226000|sqkm|sp=us}}.

==Geography== The Qyzylorda Region shares a border with the neighboring country of [[Uzbekistan]]. It is bound as well by three other regions of Kazakhstan: [[Aktobe Region]] to the west, [[Ulytau Region]] to the north and [[Turkistan Region]] to the east. The [[Lesser Barsuki]] and [[Aral Karakum]] deserts are located in the region. The main lakes are [[Zhaksykylysh]], [[Kamyslybas]] and [[Arys (lake)|Arys]]. The [[Syr Darya|Syr Darya River]], flowing from the [[Tian Shan]] mountains to the [[Aral Sea]], passes through Qyzylorda Region.<ref>[https://kyzylorda.invest.gov.kz/about/info/ Kyzylorda - Information about the region]</ref>

==Demographics== As of 2020, Qyzylorda Region has a population of 803,531.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stat.gov.kz/api/getFile/?docId=ESTAT355258 |title=Численность населения Республики Казахстан по отдельным этносам на начало 2020 года |publisher=Stat.kz |access-date=2020-08-03 |archive-date=2020-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527204929/https://www.stat.gov.kz/api/getFile/?docId=ESTAT355258 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Due to historical reasons, the percentage of Russians in Qyzylorda Region is the smallest, and the percentage of Kazakhs is the largest among all regions of Kazakhstan. Before the construction of the Baikonur cosmodrome, the region was the only one where there were no places of compact residence of the Russian-speaking population.

Ethnic groups (2020):<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stat.gov.kz/api/getFile/?docId=ESTAT355258 |title=Численность населения Республики Казахстан по отдельным этносам на начало 2020 года |publisher=Stat.kz |access-date=2020-08-03 |archive-date=2020-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527204929/https://www.stat.gov.kz/api/getFile/?docId=ESTAT355258 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[Kazakhs|Kazakh]]: 96.33% *[[Russians in Kazakhstan|Russian]]: 1.80% *[[Koryo-saram|Korean]]: 0.91% *Others: 0.96%

==Administrative divisions== The region is administratively divided into seven districts and the city of [[Qyzylorda]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-kyzylorda.gov.kz/Default.aspx?tabid=399&language=en-US|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121219200423/http://www.e-kyzylorda.gov.kz/Default.aspx?tabid=399&language=en-US|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 December 2012|title=City, region akims|publisher=The official portal of akimat of Qyzylorda region|access-date=2 June 2012}}</ref> # [[Aral District]], with the administrative center in the town of [[Aral, Kazakhstan|Aral]]; # [[Karmakshy District]], with the settlement of [[Josaly|Zhosaly]]; # [[Kazaly District]], with the urban-type settlement of [[Ayteke Bi]]; # [[Shieli District]], with the urban-type settlement of [[Shieli]]; # [[Syrdariya District]], with the urban-type settlement of [[Terenozek]]; # [[Zhalagash District]], with the urban-type settlement of [[Zhalagash]]; # [[Zhanakorgan District]], with the urban-type settlement of [[Zhanakorgan]].

Three localities in Qyzylorda Region have town status. These are [[Aral, Kazakhstan|Aral]], [[Kazaly]], and [[Qyzylorda]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.kz/p_perepis/DocLib1/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%201%20%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC.pdf|script-title=ru:Население Республики Казахстан|publisher=Департамент социальной и демографической статистики|language=ru|access-date=2 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513004943/http://www.stat.kz/p_perepis/DocLib1/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%201%20%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC.pdf|archive-date=13 May 2013}}</ref> The city of [[Baikonur]] is located within the area of the oblast but is currently rented and administered by [[Russia|Russian Federation]]. Russian legislation is in force in the city, and [[Russian ruble]] is used.

==Sport== The region sent a [[bandy]] team to the [[Spartakiade]] 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://akghaik.ru/photo/9-2-0-0-2?photo=172 |title=Команда Кызылординской области. |access-date=2014-06-10 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140610131233/http://akghaik.ru/photo/9-2-0-0-2?photo=172 |archive-date=2014-06-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Economy == In 2021, Kazakh Industry and Infrastructure Development Minister Beibut Atamkulov announced that the country plans to launch glass production in the Qyzylorda region in 2022. The aim is to produce a capacity of 197,100 tons of flat glass each year, with a projection of generating KZT 42.1 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|last=INFORM.KZ|date=2021-11-23|title=Kazakhstan to launch glass production in 2022|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/article/3865724|access-date=2021-11-25|website=www.inform.kz|language=en}}</ref>

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==See also== *[[Barsa-Kelmes Nature Reserve]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.kyzylorda.info/ Official regional administration website]

{{Geographic location |Centre = Kyzylorda Region |North = [[Karaganda Region]] |Northeast = |East = [[Turkistan Region]] |Southeast = |South = [[Navoiy Region]], {{flag|Uzbekistan}} |Southwest = {{flag|Karakalpakstan}}, {{flag|Uzbekistan}} |West = |Northwest = [[Aktobe Region]] }}

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