Aktau: facts

At a glance

• Country: Kazakhstan
• Region: Mangystau
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 147,443
• Coordinates: 43.6611° N, 51.1739° E
• Time zone: Asia/Aqtau (UTC+05:00)
• Currency: Tenge (KZT)
• Distance to the capital, Astana: 1,731 km (1,076 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Aktau International Airport (SCO): 23 km (14 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Mangistau: 12 km (8 mi)
• Kuryk: 67 km (42 mi)
• Zhetybay: 75 km (47 mi)
• Shetpe: 95 km (59 mi)