Kyzylorda

Kyzylorda

Қызылорда / Qyzylorda (Kazakh)
Kyzylorda Қызылорда / Qyzylorda (Kazakh)
City
	The main train station
	Seal
	Kyzylorda Location in Kazakhstan
	Coordinates: 44°51′0″N 65°31′0″E / 44.85000°N 65.51667°E
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Kyzylorda Region
Founded	1820
City status	1867
Government
• Akim (mayor)	Nurzhan Akhatov
Area
• Total	2,400 km2 (900 sq mi)
Elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Population (2019)
• Total	354,800
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5
Postal codes	120001–120018
Area code	+7 7242
Vehicle registration	N or 11
Website	www.kyzylorda.gov.kz

Kyzylorda (Kazakh: Қызылорда / Qyzylorda [qəˌzəɫorˈdɑ] (listen^ⓘ), formerly known as Kzyl-Orda (Russian: Кзыл-Орда), Ak-Mechet (Ак-Мечеть), Perovsk (Перовск), and Fort-Perovsky (Форт-Перовский), is a city in south-central Kazakhstan, capital of Kyzylorda Region and former capital of the Kazakh ASSR from 1925 to 1927.

The city has a population of 242,462 (2020 Census). It historically developed around the Syr Darya river and was the site of a Kokand fortress. The population of the city with nearby villages is 312,861 (2020 Census).