Atyrau is the capital of Atyrau Region in Kazakhstan, with a population of 404,129 as of 2024, situated where the Ural River meets the Caspian Sea and conventionally divided by that river between Europe and Asia. It is a major hub for the oil-rich Caspian Depression, with extensive petroleum refining operations, and lies about 351 kilometers east of the Russian city of Astrakhan.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Atyrau (Wikipedia)
Infobox, Population
Population (2024) • City 404,129
Infobox, Population year
Population (2024) • City 404,129
Infobox: established_date
1640
Infobox, Coordinates latitude
47.117°N 51.883°E
Infobox, Coordinates longitude
47.117°N 51.883°E
- In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. Atyrau (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation -20 m
3. GeoNames: Atyrau - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 610529
47.1048 51.88427 P PPLA KZ 06 290700 -19 Asia/Atyrau
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. -19 m
View the Source 4. 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 47.25, 51.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.25, 51.75
47.25 51.75 BSk
Wikidata: Atyrau
Wikidata Q486913, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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