Map of Oral, Kazakhstan

Oral is the administrative centre of West Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, with a population of about 330,000. It lies at 51.2333°N, 51.3667°E. Oral is about 1,394 km (866 mi) west of Astana, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Aqsay, 114 km to the east.

Oral at a glance

Where is Oral?

• The 8th largest city in Kazakhstan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 52 min on the shortest day to 16 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Oral

• Aqsay — 114 km east
• Buzuluk — 183 km north, Russia
• Chapayevsk — 225 km northwest, Russia
• Kinel’ — 227 km north, Russia
• Novokuybyshevsk — 229 km northwest, Russia
• Samara — 234 km north, Russia
• Otradnyy — 238 km north, Russia
• Zhigulevsk — 272 km northwest, Russia
• Buguruslan — 279 km north, Russia
• Tolyatti — 290 km northwest, Russia

Largest cities in West Kazakhstan

• Aqsay — 34,799

Largest cities in Kazakhstan

• Almaty — 1,977,011
• Astana — 1,544,142
• Shymkent — 1,200,000
• Aktobe — 500,757
• Karagandy — 497,777
• Taraz — 358,153
• Kyzylorda — 354,800
• Pavlodar — 329,002
• Ust-Kamenogorsk — 319,067
• Semey — 292,780

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.