Chapaev (, ''Chapaev''; Russian: Чапаев) is a town in north-western

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. It is the seat of

Akzhaik District Akzhaik (, ) is a district of West Kazakhstan Region in western Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Chapaev. Population: As of 2005 the district had an area of 45,500 km2. Geography Akzhaik District lie ...

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. The town is located 130 km south of

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(Uralsk), on the right bank of the

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Population

History

According to the ''

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'', in 19th century the local residents were reported to be mainly engaged in agriculture, fishing, herding, hunting and gathering liquorice root. The earlier settlement was named Ilbishin (Ulbishin, ) or Lbishchensk () since the 20th century and in 1899 the town had 3400 people (2100 of which were

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), 2 churches, 2 schools, and mail and telegraph connections. It was renamed ''Chapaevo'' in 1939 and ''Chapaev'' in 1992. In 1997 the town became the capital of

Climate

References

Populated places in West Kazakhstan Region Ural Oblast (Russian Empire) {{WestKazakhstanRegion-geo-stub