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Aral
District
Арал ауданы
Coat of arms of Aral
Coordinates: 46°47′0″N 61°40′0″E / 46.78333°N 61.66667°E / 46.78333; 61.66667
Country  Kazakhstan
Region Kyzylorda Region
Administrative center Aral
Founded1938
Government
 •  AkimSandybaev Murat Mirtaevich [1]
Population
 (2013) [2]
 • Total74,689
Time zone UTC+6 (East)

Aral ( Kazakh: Арал ауданы, Aral audany, ارال اۋدانى) is a district of Kyzylorda Region in southern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Aral. [3] Population: 74,689 (2013 estimate); [2] 70,562 (2009 Census results); [4] 68,382 (1999 Census results). [4]

Geography

Lake Zhaksykylysh lies in the district, about 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the northeast of the Aral Sea. [5]

References

  1. ^ "Акимат Узункольского района". www.gov.kz.
  2. ^ a b "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 2008-04-25.
  4. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  5. ^ "L-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 18 November 2022.

Further reading

  • Bissell, Tom. (2003). Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia. Pantheon Books, New York. ISBN  0-375-42130-0.