Oral Qalasy, Municipal administration building in Oral, Kazakhstan
Oral Qalasy is the central administrative building of Oral and houses the local government offices responsible for running this major city in western Kazakhstan. From here, the daily operations and coordination of municipal services take place.
The Ural City Administration is an administrative-territorial unit of West Kazakhstan Region, not a building. Its head, the akim of Oral, is appointed by the region's akim under the law of 23 January 2001 on local state administration and self-government. By 2026 it comprised the city of Oral plus three settlement administrations and one rural district, covering 731.33 km².
The administration's territory is divided into three settlement administrations and one rural district covering seven settlements, including Derkul, Zhelayevo and Krugloozernoye. Its head, the akim of Oral, is appointed by the akim of West Kazakhstan Region under the 2001 law on local self-government. In 2025 the population reached 371,702.
The administration's territory covers 731.33 km² and includes, besides Oral itself, the settlements of Derkul, Zhelayevo, Zachagansk, Krugloozernoye, Melovye Gorki, Serebryakovo, Livkino, Mashtakovo and Kordon. The akm of Oral heads it, appointed by the akm of West Kazakhstan Region under the law of 23 January 2001 on local self-government. Address matters to the city administration, not to a single building.
The administration's territory covers 731.33 km² and includes, besides Oral itself, the settlements of Derkul, Zhelayevo, Zachagansk, Krugloozernoye, Livkino, Mashtakovo, Melovye Gorki, Serebryakovo and Kordon. Its population reached 371,702 in 2025, up from 345,787 recorded in the 2021 census.
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