Official Name: | Akshukyr |
Native Name: | Ақшұқыр اقشۇقىر |
Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kazakhstan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Mangystau |
Population Total: | 6230 |
Timezone: | West Kazakhstan Time |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Timezone Dst: | West Kazakhstan Time |
Utc Offset Dst: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 43.7733°N 51.0653°W |
Elevation M: | -24 |
Akshukyr (also known as Aqshuqyr[1] (kk|Ақшұқыр, Aqşūqyr, اقشۇقىر)) is a town in Tupkaragan District, Mangystau Region, southwest Kazakhstan. It is the administrative centre of Tupkaragan District. It lies at an altitude of 24m (79feet) below sea level, 8 km far from the Caspian Sea.
According to the Kazakhstan 1999 census, there were a total of 3347 people in the town (1658 men and 1689 women). In 2009, there were a total of 6230 people (3146 men and 3084 women).[2]