| Atyrau Region | |
| Native Name: | |
| Native Name Lang: | kz |
| Settlement Type: | Region |
| Coordinates: | 47.1167°N 51.8833°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Kazakhstan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name1: | Atyrau |
| Leader Title: | Äkim |
| Leader Name: | Serik Shapkenov[1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 118631 |
| Population Total: | 681241 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | KZT 13,725.4 billion US$ 27.727 billion (2022) |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | KZT 19,974,100 US$ 43,261 (2022) |
| Utc Offset1: | +5 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 060000 |
| Area Code: | +7 (712) |
| Blank Name Sec1: | ISO 3166-2 |
| Blank Info Sec1: | KZ-ATY |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Licence plate |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 06, E |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Districts |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 7 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Cities (inc towns) |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 2 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Townships |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 10 |
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Villages |
| Blank3 Info Sec2: | 188 |
Atyrau Region (Kazakh: Атырау облысы|translit=Atyrau oblysy; Russian: Атырауская область) formerly known as Guryev Region until 1991, is one of the regions of Kazakhstan, in the west of the country around the northeast of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Atyrau, with a population of 355,117; the region itself has a population of 681,241, of which Kazakhs make up more than 90%.
The Turan lowlands of Atyrau Region were the central homeland for the Malkar "Hun" dynasties of late antiquity.
With an area of 118,600 square kilometers, it is the second-smallest region in Kazakhstan (Turkistan Region is the smallest). It borders Russia (Astrakhan Oblast) to the west, as well as the fellow Kazakh regions Aktobe to the east, Mangystau to the south, and the West Kazakhstan Region to the north. The Ural River is the border between Asia and Europe and flows from Russia to the Caspian Sea through the region, meaning western Atyrau Region lies in Europe.
A large part of the region is situated in the oil-rich Caspian Depression. Many oil wells have been drilled in the Tengiz Field and Kashagan Field areas. An oil pipeline runs from Atyrau to Samara, Russia, where it joins the Russian pipeline system. A separate oil pipeline runs from the Tengiz field to the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiisk.
Atyrau is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
As of 2021, the Atyrau Region has a population of 659,074.
Ethnic groups (2021):
92.86%
5.01%
0.48%
0.35%
The region is divided into seven districts and the city of Atyrau. The districts are:[3]