Zhanaozen

Zhanaozen

*Jañaözen* / Жаңаөзен (Kazakh)
Жанаозен (Russian)
Zhanaozen Jañaözen / Жаңаөзен (Kazakh); Жанаозен (Russian)
Town
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	Nickname: Town of oil industry workers
	Zhanaozen Location in Kazakhstan
	Coordinates: 43°20′16″N 52°51′19″E / 43.33778°N 52.85528°E
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Mangystau Region
Government
• Akim (mayor)	Zhanseit Kaynarbayev
Area
• Total	516 km2 (199 sq mi)
Elevation	171 m (561 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	147,962
• Density	290/km2 (740/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Kazakhs Russians and others
• Religions	Islam and Orthodox Christianity
Time zone	UTC+5 (+5)
Telephone code	+72934
Microregions	17
Website	www.zhanaozen.gov.kz/kz

Zhanaozen (Kazakh: Jañaözen, Жаңаөзен, pronounced [ʑɑŋɑøˈzʲen]), formerly known as Novy Uzen (Russian: Новый Узень), is a city in the Mangystau Region of Kazakhstan located south-east of the city of Aktau. The name of the town means "new river" in Kazakh. Janaozen is a city of regional significance.^[3] It is completely surrounded by the territory of Karakiya District, but administratively does not belong to the district.^[4] It had a population of 147,962 in 2018;^[5] the census population in 2009 was 113,014, and that in 1999 had been 63,337.^[6]

^ "Назначен аким города Жанаозен" (in Russian). tengrinews.kz. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
^ Жанаозен (in Russian). Nur.kz. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
^ Об итогах рейтинга городов и районов Мангистауской области по динамике социально-экономического развития за 3 квартал 2011 года. Огни Мангистау (in Russian). Aktau. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
^ Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
^ Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

[1] "Назначен аким города Жанаозен" (in Russian). tengrinews.kz. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

[2] Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

[nur-3] Жанаозен (in Russian). Nur.kz. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.

[4] Об итогах рейтинга городов и районов Мангистауской области по динамике социально-экономического развития за 3 квартал 2011 года. Огни Мангистау (in Russian). Aktau. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.

[5] Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

[6] Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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Zhanaozen Jañaözen / Жаңаөзен (Kazakh) Жанаозен (Russian)
Town
Seal
Nickname: Town of oil industry workers
Zhanaozen Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 43°20′16″N 52°51′19″E / 43.33778°N 52.85528°E / 43.33778; 52.85528
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Mangystau Region
Government
• Akim (mayor)	Zhanseit Kaynarbayev^[1]
Area
• Total	516 km² (199 sq mi)
Elevation	171 m (561 ft)
Population (2018)^[2]
• Total	147,962
• Density	290/km² (740/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Kazakhs Russians and others
• Religions	Islam and Orthodox Christianity
Time zone	UTC+5 (+5)
Telephone code	+72934
Microregions	17
Website	www.zhanaozen.gov.kz/kz