Kurmangazy, Atyrau Region

Kurmangazy (Kazakh: Құрманғазы, Qūrmanğazy, قۇرمانعازى, [qo̙rmɑŋɣɑzə]), before 2018 Ganyushkino (Kazakh: Ганюшкин, Ganiuşkın, گانيۇشكٸن; Russian: Ганюшкино, Ganyushkino) is the administrative center of the Kurmangazy District, Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan. Kurmangazy is situated at 46°38'N, 49°08'E with an elevation of −23 m (−75 ft). Kurmangazy is in the west of Atyrau and close to the north shore of the Caspian Sea and the Kazakhstan–Russia border. It is in the area west of the Ural River and thus in the European part of Kazakhstan. Population: 12,750 (2009 Census results);[1] 12,419 (1999 Census results).[1] It was named after a Kazakh composer Qūrmanğazy.

Kurmangazy
Құрманғазы
Qūrmanğazy
قۇرمانعازى
Kurmangazy is located in Kazakhstan
Kurmangazy
Kurmangazy
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 46°36′00″N 49°16′00″E
CountryKazakhstan
RegionAtyrau Region
Elevation
−23 m (−75.5 ft)
Population
  Total13 400
  Summer (DST)+5

References

  1. "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.


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