South Kazakhstan Province
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South Kazakhstan Region Оңтүстік Қазақстан облысы Южно-Казахстанская область |
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 Map of Kazakhstan, location of South Kazakhstan Region highlighted |
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| Coordinates: 43°00′N 068°30′E / 43.000°N 68.500°ECoordinates: 43°00′N 068°30′E / 43.000°N 68.500°E | ||
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 Kazakhstan
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| Capital | Shymkent | |
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| • Akim | Askar Myrzakhmetov | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 117,249 km2 (45,270 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-02-01) | ||
| • Total | 2,685,009 | |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | East (UTC+6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+6) | |
| Postal codes | 160000 | |
| Area codes | +7 (725) | |
| ISO 3166 code | KZ-YUZ | |
| Vehicle registration | 13, X | |
| Districts | 11 | |
| Cities | 8 | |
| Townships | 13 | |
| Villages | 932 | |
| Website | www |
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South Kazakhstan Region (Kazakh: Оңтүстік Қазақстан облысы, Oñtüstik Qazaqstan oblısı; Russian: Южно-Казахстанская область, Yuzhno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast') is the southernmost region of Kazakhstan. Population: 2,469,367 (2009 Census results); 1,978,339 (1999 Census results). Its capital is Shymkent, with 603,500 people. Other cities in South Kazakhstan include Turkestan, Sayram, Kentau, Arys, Shardara, Zhetisai, Saryagash, and Lenger. This region and Atyrau Region are Kazakhstan's two smallest regions; both are about 117,300 square kilometers in area. South Kazakhstan borders the neighboring country of Uzbekistan (and is very near the Uzbekistan capital Tashkent), as well as three other Kazakhstan regions: Karaganda Region (to the north), Kyzylorda Region (to the west), and Jambyl Region (to the east). The Syr Darya passes through the region, on its way to the Aral Sea. Also, an oil pipeline runs from Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan to Omsk, Russia (where it connects with a larger, Siberian pipeline) through South Kazakhstan. Oil, lead and zinc are refined in Shymkent.
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