Chapaev, Kazakhstan

Chapaev
—  Town  —
Ulbishin
Chapaev
Coordinates: 50°12′N 51°10′E / 50.2°N 51.167°E / 50.2; 51.167Coordinates: 50°12′N 51°10′E / 50.2°N 51.167°E / 50.2; 51.167
Country	Kazakhstan
Province	West Kazakhstan Province
District	Akzhaik District
Population (2003)
- Total	6,000
Time zone	UTC + 5 (UTC+5)

Chapaev (Russian: Чапаев) is a small town in north-western Kazakhstan. It is the seat of Akzhaik District in West Kazakhstan Province. Population 6000 (2003).

The town is located 130 km south of Oral, Kazakhstan (Uralsk), on the right bank of the Ural River.

The town was the place of death of Vasily Chapayev, the famous hero of the Russian Civil War (1919). A museum was established in his memory in 1927.

The earlier settlement was named Lbischensky and in 1899 the town had 3400 people (2100 of which were Cossacks), 2 churches, 2 schools, and mail and telegraph connections.

The local residents are mainly engaged in agriculture, fishing, herding, hunting and gathering liquorice root.

In 1997 the town became the capital of Akzhaik District.