West Kazakhstan region is located in the western part of the Republic of Kazakhstan and is the gateway to the central and southern regions of the republic and the states of Central Asia.
It borders two regions of Kazakhstan: Aktobe and Atyrau, and five regions of the Russian Federation: Astrakhan, Volgograd, Saratov, Samara, Orenburg, connected with them by railway lines, road, water and air transport.
Administrative division
The city was founded in 1613 and is located in the northern part of the Caspian Lowland, in a picturesque steppe plain. It is located on the right bank of the middle course of the Ural River, the length of which within the Republic of Kazakhstan is 1082 km, and on the left bank of the lower course of the Chagan River.
There are 4 rural districts in the city: Zheleevsky, Zachevsky, Krugloozernovsky and p.Derkul with a total population of 101,758 people.
Geography
Living standards
Unique and unrepeatable appearance of Uralsk and, above all, its historical landmarks of the XVIII - XIX centuries: Pugachev's cottage, the Old cathedral, the Church of Christ the Savior, the house of the governor, the house of Karëva, the building of the regional administration, the city park of culture and recreation. Modernity makes new residential areas and high-rise buildings, buildings of airports and railway stations, monuments to Abay, S. Dato, M. Mametova, V. I. Chapayev, A.S. Pushkin, and the Victory Memorial with a eternal flame of glory and others.
