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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Aktobe Region
| native_name = Ақтөбе облысы Актюбинская область
| settlement_type = [[Region]]
| image_skyline = Nature in Aqtobe1.jpg
| imagesize =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Nature in Aktobe Region
| image_shield = Aktyubinsk-obl-coat-of-arms.png
| shield_alt =
| image_map = Aktobe in Kazakhstan.svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Map of Kazakhstan, location of Aktobe Province highlighted
| coordinates = {{coord|50|17|N|57|10|E|region:KZ|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = [[Kazakhstan]]
| subdivision_type1 =
| subdivision_name1 =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Districts of Kazakhstan|Districts]]
| blank_info_sec1 = 12
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[List of cities in Kazakhstan|Cities]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 8
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Township]]s
| blank2_info_sec1 =
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Village]]s
| blank3_info_sec1 = 441 <ref>[http://www.sko.kz/?p1=document&p2=90& Official site - General Information]</ref>
| seat = [[Aktobe]]
| seat_type = [[Capital (political)|Capital]]
| leader_party =
| leader_title = [[Akim]]
| leader_name = [[Berdibek Saparbayev]]
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 300629
| timezone1 = West
| utc_offset1 = +5
| timezone1_DST = not observed
| utc_offset1_DST = +5
| postal_code_type = [[Postal codes]]
| postal_code = 030000
| area_code_type = [[Area codes]]
| area_code = +7 (713)
| population_footnotes = <ref>Agency of statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan: [http://www.stat.kz/digital/naselsenie/2012/2013/%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82/01_2012_%D0%AD-14-05-%D0%9C.xls Численность населения Республики Казахстан по областям с началa 2013 года до 1 февраля 2013 года] (russisch; Excel-Datei; 55 kB).</ref>
| population_total = 797036
| population_as_of = 2013-02-01
| population_density_km2 = auto
| iso_code = KZ-AKT
| registration_plate = 04, D
| website = http://aktobe.gov.kz
| footnotes =
}}
'''Aktobe''' ({{lang-kz|'''Ақтөбе облысы''', ''Aqtöbe oblısı'', ''اقتٶبە وبلىسى''}}) is a [[Regions of Kazakhstan|region]] of [[Kazakhstan]]. The Aktobe regional capital is the city of [[Aktobe]], with a population of more than 340,000. The region itself has a population 678,900. The name "Aktobe" comes from [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]] "Ақ" (white) and "төбе" (hill); supposedly, Aktobe's initial settlers were able to see white mountains far to the north.

==Geography==
The area of the region is 300,600 square kilometers, making it the second largest region of Kazakhstan, after [[Karaganda Region]]. Aktobe Region borders [[Russia]] to the north and [[Uzbekistan]] to the south, and also borders six other Kazakh regions: the [[Atyrau Region]] to the west, the [[Mangystau Region]] to the south-west, the [[Karaganda Region]] to the east, the [[Kostanay Region]] to the north-east, the [[Kyzylorda Region]] to the south-east, and the [[West Kazakhstan Region]] to the north-west. The [[Ilek River]], a tributary of the [[Ural River]], flows through the region.

==Demographics==
According to the national census of 2009, the area's population was 779,542 people - 407,217 women and 372,325 men. The majority, 614,961 (79%), are Kazakhs, unlike in other areas of the country. The populace also includes Russians, Tatars, Ukrainians, Germans, Koreans, Moldavians, Jews, Armenians, and Chechens.

==Administrative divisions==
The region is administratively divided into twelve districts and the city of [[Aktobe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aktobe.stat.kz/ru/rjn/|script-title=ru:Выбор района|publisher=Департамент статистики Актюбинской области|language=Russian|accessdate=1 June 2012}}</ref>
# [[Alga District]], with the administrative center in the town of [[Alga, Kazakhstan|Alga]];
# [[Ayteke Bi District]], the [[Village#Central and Eastern Europe|selo]] of [[Komsomol, Kazakhstan|Komsomol]];
# [[Bayganin District]], the selo of [[Karauilkeldy]];
# [[Kargaly District]], the settlement of [[Badamsha]];
# [[Khromtau District]], the town of [[Khromtau]];
# [[Kobda District]], the [[aul]] of [[Kobda]];
# [[Martuk District]], the selo of [[Martuk]];
# [[Mugalzhar District]], the town of [[Kandyagash]];
# [[Oiyl District]], the selo of [[Oiyl]];
# [[Shalkar District]], the town of [[Shalkar]];
# [[Temir District]], the town of [[Temir]];
# [[Yrgyz District]], the selo of [[Yrgyz]].

* Eight localities in Aktobe Region have town status. These are [[Aktobe]], [[Alga, Kazakhstan|Alga]], [[Embi]], [[Kandyagash]], [[Khromtau]], [[Shalkar]], [[Temir]], and [[Zhem, Kazakhstan|Zhem]]. 
* Two more localities - [[Shubarkuduk]] and [[Shubarshi]] - have status of urban-type settlement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.kz/p_perepis/DocLib1/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%201%20%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC.pdf|script-title=ru:Население Республики Казахстан|publisher=Департамент социальной и демографической статистики|language=Russian|accessdate=2 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avestnik.kz/?p=11048|script-title=ru:Город: сила притяжения|last=Осадчий|first=Uеоргий|date=March 10, 2011|publisher=Актюбинский вестник|language=Russian|accessdate=2 June 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Aral Sea]]
*[[Mugodzhar Hills]]
*Southern [[Ural Mountains]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.akto.kz/ Official Site] (in Kazakh and Russian)
{{commonscat|Aqtöbe Province| Aqtöbe Province (Aktobe Region)}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Aktobe Region
|North = {{flag|Orenburg Oblast}}, {{flag|Russia}}
|Northeast = [[Kostanay Region]]
|East = [[Karaganda Region]]
|Southeast = [[Kyzylorda Region]]
|South = {{flag|Karakalpakstan}}, {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
|Southwest = [[Mangystau Region]]
|West = [[Atyrau Region]]
|Northwest = [[West Kazakhstan Region]]
}}

{{Aktobe Region}}
{{Regions of Kazakhstan}}

[[Category:Aktobe Region| ]]
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