Mangistau: facts

At a glance

• Country: Kazakhstan
• Region: Mangystau
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 31,368
• Coordinates: 43.6909° N, 51.3224° E
• Time zone: Asia/Aqtau (UTC+05:00)
• Currency: Tenge (KZT)
• Distance to the capital, Astana: 1,720 km (1,068 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Aktau International Airport (SCO): 26 km (16 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Aktau: 12 km (8 mi)
• Kuryk: 64 km (40 mi)
• Zhetybay: 64 km (40 mi)
• Shetpe: 83 km (52 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Aktau, 12 km (8 mi)