- West Kazakhstan Province
Infobox Province of Kazakhstan
Kazakh_name = Батыс Қазақстан облысы
lat_deg = 51 | lat_min = 14 | lat_sec = 0
lon_deg = 51 | lon_min = 22 | lon_sec = 0
ISOAbbrev = ZAP
capital = Oral
largest_city =
governor =Serik Bilyalov
raions = 12
cities = 2
towns =
villages = 512
area = 151300
area_source = [ [http://www.sko.kz/?p1=document&p2=90& Official site - General Information] ]
population = 609300
pop_date = 2006-01-01
pop_ref = [ [http://www.sko.kz/?p1=document&p2=90& Official site - General Information] ]
utc_offset = +5
PLZ = 090000
area_code = +7 (711)
licence_plate = L
Website = http://www.western.kz/West Kazakhstan ( _kz. Батыс Қазақстан облысы) is a province of
Kazakhstan . Its capital is Oral (also known as Uralsk and Ural'sk), a city of about 200,000. The province bordersRussia and is near theUral Mountains . TheUral River flows from Russia to theCaspian Sea through the province. West Kazakhstan has the distinction of being partly inEurope and partly inAsia .External links
* [http://www.western.kz/ Official website]
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