Mangystau Region

Mangystau Region
Mañğystau oblysy (Kazakh)
Mangystau Region Coat of Arms]
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Mangystau Region highlighted
Coordinates: 43°52′N 052°00′E / 43.867°N 52.000°E / 43.867; 52.000
Country Kazakhstan
CapitalAqtau
Government
  AkimErbol Izbergenov
Area
  Total
165,642 km2 (63,955 sq mi)
Highest elevation
556 m (1,824 ft)
Lowest elevation
−132 m (−433 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01)
  Total
745,909
  Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
GDP (Nominal, 2024)
  TotalKZT 5,167 billion
(US$ 10.850 billion) · 6th
  Per capitaKZT 6,491,100
(US$ 13,631)
Time zoneUTC+5
  Summer (DST)UTC+5 (not observed)
Postal codes
130000
Area codes+7 (729)
ISO 3166 codeKZ-MAN
Vehicle registration12, R
Districts5
Cities3
Townships6
Villages30
Websitemangystau.gov.kz

Mangystau (Kazakh: Маңғыстау, romanized: Mañğystau), formerly known as Mangyshlak (Russian: Мангышлак) from 1973 until 1988, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Aqtau (a seaport), which has a population of 183,350 (2017); the entire Mangystau Province has a population of 745,909 (2022).