Alga (, ) is a
district
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of
Aktobe Region
Aktobe Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. The name ''Aktobe'' comes from Kazakh ''aq'' 'white' and ''töbe'' 'hill' or 'top (of something)'; supposedly, Aktobe's initial settlers were able to see white mountains far to the north. The Aktobe ...
in
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
. The administrative center of the district is the town of
Alga
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. Population:
History
Formed in 1933 as Key district. In 1963 it was renamed into Alginsky district.
References
Districts of Kazakhstan
Aktobe Region
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