Aktau is a port city in southwestern Kazakhstan, on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea on the Mangyshlak Peninsula in Mangystau Region. It was established in the mid-20th century on otherwise barren land because of nearby uranium deposits, and grew into Kazakhstan's main hub for the offshore Caspian oil and gas industry. Its population has grown quickly, from about 183,000 in 2019 to roughly 271,000 by 2023.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Aktau (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1958-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 261,907 (2022)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 43.6525, longitude 51.1575
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation -8 m
P2046 (area)
area 140.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 261907 (2022)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Aktau - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 610612
43.66105 51.17392 P PPLA KZ 09 147443 16 Asia/Aqtau
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 16 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, 51.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, 51.25
43.75 51.25 BSk
Aktau (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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