KAZAKHSTAN
Complete Name: Republic of Kazakhstan
Native Name: Qazaqstan
ISO-Code: KAZ
Capital: Astana
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Complete Name: Republic of Kazakhstan
Native Name: Qazaqstan
ISO-Code: KAZ
Capital: Astana
ContentsThe provinces of Kazakhstan as well as all cities, urban and rural settlements of more than 20,000 inhabitants.
The space base of Baikonur is under Russian administration until the year 2050.
Provinces| Name | Abbr. | Status | Original | Capital | A (km²) | C 1979-01-17 | C 1989-01-12 | C 1999-02-14 | C 2009-02-25 | E 2012-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Almaty | AAO | Prov | Алматы | Taldyqorġan | 224,000 | 1,452,204 | 1,641,638 | 1,557,269 | 1,807,894 | 1,909,362 |
| i | Almaty Qalasy | AAK | City | Алматы қаласы | Almaty | 300 | 957,889 | 1,073,130 | 1,130,621 | 1,365,632 | 1,450,327 |
| i | Aqmola [Akmola] | AQM | Prov | Ақмола | Kôkšetau | 146,200 | 983,710 | 1,053,297 | 827,254 | 737,495 | 731,328 |
| i | Aqtôbe [Aktobe] {Aqtobe} | AQT | Prov | Ақтөбе | Aqtôbe | 300,600 | 630,383 | 732,653 | 682,558 | 757,768 | 786,349 |
| i | Astana Qalasy | AST | City | Астана қаласы | Astana | 700 | 238,895 | 289,210 | 328,341 | 613,006 | 742,918 |
| i | Atyrau | ATY | Prov | Атырау | Atyrau | 118,600 | 373,706 | 424,708 | 440,286 | 510,377 | 542,987 |
| i | Batys Qazaqstan [West Kazakhstan] | BQA | Prov | Батыс Қазақстан | Oral | 151,300 | 585,501 | 629,494 | 616,800 | 598,880 | 612,551 |
| i | Maṇġystau [Mangystau] {Mangystau} | MAN | Prov | Маңғыстау | Aqtau | 165,600 | 248,842 | 324,243 | 314,669 | 485,392 | 545,724 |
| i | Oṇtùstìk Qazaqstan [South Kazakhstan] {Ontustik Qazaqstan} | OQA | Prov | Оңтүстік Қазақстан | Šymkent | 117,300 | 1,568,985 | 1,823,528 | 1,978,339 | 2,469,357 | 2,621,523 |
| i | Pavlodar | PAV | Prov | Павлодар | Pavlodar | 124,800 | 807,224 | 942,313 | 806,983 | 742,475 | 747,055 |
| i | Qaraġandy [Karagandy] {Qaragandy} | QAR | Prov | Қарағанды | Qaraġandy | 428,000 | 1,713,208 | 1,745,448 | 1,410,218 | 1,341,700 | 1,358,064 |
| i | Qostanaj [Kostanay] | QOS | Prov | Қостанай | Qostanaj | 196,000 | 1,087,519 | 1,222,674 | 1,017,108 | 885,570 | 879,579 |
| i | Qyzylorda [Kyzylorda] | QYZ | Prov | Қызылорда | Qyzylorda | 226,000 | 589,711 | 602,031 | 624,991 | 678,794 | 712,992 |
| i | Soltùstìk Qazaqstan [North Kazakhstan] {Soltustik Qazaqstan} | SQA | Prov | Солтүстік Қазақстан | Petropavl | 98,000 | 884,345 | 912,065 | 725,980 | 596,535 | 583,598 |
| i | Šyġys Qazaqstan [East Kazakhstan] {Sygys Qazaqstan} | SHQ | Prov | Шығыс Қазақстан | Ôskemen | 283,200 | 1,657,403 | 1,767,225 | 1,531,024 | 1,396,593 | 1,395,059 |
| i | Žambyl [Jambyl] {Zambyl} | ZHA | Prov | Жамбыл | Taraz | 144,300 | 929,983 | 1,038,667 | 988,840 | 1,022,129 | 1,055,976 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Astana | 2,724,900 | 14,709,508 | 16,222,324 | 14,981,281 | 16,009,597 | ... |
Principal Cities| Name | Adm. | C E 2012-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almaty | AAK | 1,450,327 |
| 2 | Astana | AST | 742,918 |
| 3 | Šymkent | OQA | 642,602 |
| 4 | Qaraġandy | QAR | 475,370 |
| 5 | Aqtôbe | AQT | 367,391 |
| 6 | Taraz | ZHA | 326,113 |
| 7 | Pavlodar | PAV | 322,305 |
| 8 | Ôskemen | SHQ | 309,534 |
| 9 | Semej | SHQ | 305,795 |
| 10 | Oral | BQA | 218,136 |
| 11 | Qostanaj | QOS | 216,390 |
Cities & Settlements| Name | Status | Original | Adm. | C C 1979-01-17 | C C 1989-01-12 | C C 1999-02-14 | C C 2009-02-25 | C E 2012-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Abaj [Abay] | City | Абай | QAR | 39,387 | 46,533 | 33,066 | 25,550 | 26,447 |
| i | Ajagôz [Ayagoz] {Ajagoz} | City | Аягөз | SHQ | 38,969 | 42,729 | 38,470 | 37,537 | 37,316 |
| i | Äjteke bi (Novokazalinsk) {Ajteke bi} | Sett | Әйтеке би | QYZ | 41,565 | 32,059 | 33,441 | 38,046 | 40,119 |
| i | Alġa {Alga} | City | Алға | AQM | 16,420 | 17,910 | 15,372 | 19,705 | 19,678 |
| i | Almaty [Alma-Ata] | City | Алматы | AAK | 909,644 | 1,127,884 | 1,130,621 | 1,365,632 | 1,450,327 |
| i | Aqsaj [Aksay] | City | Ақсай | BQA | 10,400 | 18,237 | 28,953 | 32,873 | 33,633 |
| i | Aqsu [Aksu] | City | Ақсу | PAV | 41,572 | 47,067 | 42,264 | 41,677 | 42,383 |
| i | Aqsu [Aksu] | Vill | Ақсу | OQA | ... | ... | 23,620 | 29,541 | ... |
| i | Aqtau (Ševcenko) [Aktau] | City | Ақтау | MAN | 110,575 | 159,245 | 143,396 | 166,962 | 177,703 |
| i | Aqtôbe (Akt'ubinsk) [Aktobe] {Aqtobe} | City | Ақтөбе | AQT | 190,569 | 253,532 | 253,088 | 345,687 | 367,391 |
| i | Aral | City | Арал | QYZ | 32,087 | 30,801 | 30,347 | 29,987 | 31,027 |
| i | Arqalyq (Arkalyk) [Arkalyk] | City | Арқалық | QOS | 47,963 | 62,367 | 45,736 | 28,169 | 27,736 |
| i | Arys | City | Арыс | OQA | 27,995 | 33,523 | 34,143 | 37,996 | 40,707 |
| i | Astana (Celinograd, Aqmola) | City | Астана | AST | 233,638 | 277,365 | 328,341 | 613,006 | 742,918 |
| i | Atameken | Vill | Атамекен | OQA | ... | ... | ... | 22,428 | ... |
| i | Atbasar | City | Атбасар | AQM | 36,250 | 39,163 | 32,288 | 30,436 | 29,984 |
| i | Atyrau (Gurjev) | City | Атырау | ATY | 130,916 | 149,261 | 143,184 | 165,387 | 182,866 |
| i | Bajqoṇyr (Bajkonyr, Leninsk) [Baikonur] {Bajqonyr} | City | Байқоңыр / Байконыр | ... | ... | 28,776 | 36,175 | 37,734 | |
| i | Balqaš (Balchaš) [Balkhash] {Balqas} | City | Балқаш | QAR | 78,145 | 86,609 | 65,431 | 68,833 | 70,305 |
| i | Bejneu [Beyneu] | Vill | Бейнеу | MAN | ... | ... | 14,299 | 32,452 | 39,326 |
| i | Boraldaj [Boralday] | Sett | Боралдай | AAO | 12,972 | 21,014 | 18,999 | 27,188 | ... |
| i | Chromtau | City | Хромтау | AQM | 17,917 | 24,438 | 21,740 | 24,089 | 24,715 |
| i | Ekìbastūz {Ekibastuz} | City | Екібастұз | PAV | 65,871 | 134,627 | 127,197 | 125,012 | 128,584 |
| i | Esìk {Esik} | City | Есік | AAO | 25,209 | 26,955 | 31,254 | 34,355 | 36,715 |
| i | Kentau | City | Кентау | OQA | 62,991 | 64,228 | 55,521 | 57,121 | 61,860 |
| i | Kôkšetau (Kokčetav) [Kokshetau] {Koksetau} | City | Көкшетау | AQM | 103,162 | 136,757 | 123,389 | 135,106 | 136,835 |
| i | Leṇgir [Lenger] {Lengir} | City | Леңгір | OQA | 22,047 | 21,716 | 22,038 | 24,642 | 25,298 |
| i | Lisakovsk | City | Лисаковск | QOS | 24,602 | 33,134 | 35,161 | 36,622 | 36,654 |
| i | Makinsk | City | Макинск | AQM | 21,911 | 23,312 | 18,540 | 16,745 | 16,818 |
| i | Mankent | Vill | Манкент | OQA | ... | ... | 19,137 | 25,058 | ... |
| i | Oral (Ural'sk) | City | Орал | BQA | 167,352 | 199,835 | 194,905 | 202,161 | 218,136 |
| i | Ôskemen (Ust'-Kamenogorsk) {Oskemen} | City | Өскемен | SHQ | 274,287 | 324,478 | 310,950 | 303,720 | 309,534 |
| i | Ôtegen batyr (Ênergetičeskij) {Otegen batyr} | Sett | Өтеген батыр | AAO | 11,773 | 16,663 | 17,301 | 20,362 | 21,596 |
| i | Pavlodar | City | Павлодар | PAV | 272,895 | 330,748 | 300,503 | 317,289 | 322,305 |
| i | Petropavl (Petropavlovsk) | City | Петропавл | SQA | 206,559 | 241,360 | 203,523 | 201,446 | 203,803 |
| i | Qandyaġaš (Oktjabr'sk) [Kandyagash] {Qandyagas} | City | Қандыағаш | AQM | 11,047 | 26,691 | 25,553 | 29,169 | 30,266 |
| i | Qapšaġaj [Kapchagay] {Qapsagaj} | City | Қапшағай | AAO | 25,629 | 38,300 | 33,428 | 39,855 | 42,389 |
| i | Qarabūlaq {Qarabulaq} | Vill | Қарабұлақ | OQA | ... | ... | 28,669 | 35,301 | ... |
| i | Qaraġandy (Karaganda) {Qaragandy} | City | Қарағанды | QAR | 571,877 | 613,797 | 436,864 | 459,778 | 475,370 |
| i | Qaratau [Karatau] | City | Қаратау | ZHA | 30,908 | 41,825 | 28,281 | 26,639 | 27,365 |
| i | Qarġaly [Karagayly] {Qargaly} | Vill | Қарғалы | AAO | 13,767 | 16,468 | 17,501 | 20,114 | ... |
| i | Qaskeleṇ [Kaskelen] {Qaskelen} | City | Қаскелең | AAO | 26,850 | 30,870 | 37,221 | 58,418 | 61,371 |
| i | Qordaj [Korday] | Vill | Қордай | ZHA | ... | ... | 24,854 | 27,443 | ... |
| i | Qostanaj (Kustanaj) [Kostanay] | City | Қостанай | QOS | 164,500 | 224,598 | 222,816 | 214,961 | 216,390 |
| i | Qūlsary [Kulsary] {Qulsary} | Sett | Құлсары | ATY | 19,731 | 32,652 | 38,518 | 51,097 | 53,740 |
| i | Qyzylorda (Kzyl-Orda) [Kyzylorda] | City | Қызылорда | QYZ | 156,128 | 151,791 | 157,364 | 188,682 | 201,719 |
| i | Ridder (Leninogorsk) | City | Риддер | SHQ | 68,135 | 68,706 | 56,269 | 50,500 | 49,356 |
| i | Rudnyj [Rudniy] | City | Рудный | QOS | 109,707 | 124,300 | 109,515 | 109,659 | 113,657 |
| i | Šachtinsk [Shahtinsk] {Sachtinsk} | City | Шахтинск | QAR | 50,382 | 64,862 | 41,602 | 35,997 | 37,093 |
| i | Sajram [Sayram] | Vill | Сайрам | OQA | ... | ... | 25,408 | 32,757 | ... |
| i | Šalqar [Shalkar] {Salqar} | City | Шалқар | AQM | 22,150 | 28,899 | 26,329 | 26,574 | 27,007 |
| i | Saran | City | Саран | QAR | 54,878 | 63,624 | 42,957 | 42,058 | 42,680 |
| i | Šardara [Shardara] {Sardara} | City | Шардара | OQA | 20,481 | 25,629 | 25,452 | 30,573 | 30,792 |
| i | Sarqant [Sarkand] | City | Сарқант | AAO | 19,751 | 20,913 | 15,347 | 14,305 | 14,265 |
| i | Saryaġaš [Saryag'ash] {Saryagas} | City | Сарыағаш | OQA | 22,228 | 28,739 | 25,914 | 38,848 | 40,599 |
| i | Sarykemer | Vill | Сарыкемер | ZHA | ... | ... | 15,563 | 24,314 | ... |
| i | Sätbaev (Nikol'skij, Satpajev) [Satpayev] {Satbaev} | City | Сәтбаев | QAR | 48,865 | 58,717 | 58,652 | 60,105 | 61,643 |
| i | Ščučinsk (Shchoche) [Shuchinsk] {Scucinsk} | City | Щучинск | AQM | 47,948 | 55,539 | 45,254 | 44,106 | 45,004 |
| i | Šelek [Shelek] {Selek} | Vill | Шелек | AAO | ... | ... | 22,703 | 27,897 | ... |
| i | Semej (Semipalatinsk) [Semey] | City | Семей | SHQ | 282,574 | 334,402 | 269,574 | 299,264 | 305,795 |
| i | Šemonajcha [Shemonaikha] {Semonajcha} | City | Шемонайха | SHQ | 22,612 | 23,607 | 19,924 | 19,127 | 18,473 |
| i | Šielì [Shieli] {Sieli} | Vill | Шиелі | QYZ | 25,722 | 28,484 | 28,621 | 29,632 | 30,002 |
| i | Stepnogor [Stepnogorsk] | City | Степногор | AQM | 45,794 | 63,300 | 47,372 | 46,712 | 46,401 |
| i | Šu [Shu] {Su} | City | Шу | ZHA | 33,393 | 37,395 | 34,999 | 36,531 | 35,829 |
| i | Šymkent [Shymkent] {Symkent} | City | Шымкент | OQA | 321,535 | 392,977 | 423,902 | 603,499 | 642,602 |
| i | Taldyqorġan (Taldy-Kurgan) [Taldykorgan] {Taldyqorgan} | City | Талдықорған | AAO | 87,948 | 119,149 | 97,996 | 123,038 | 130,253 |
| i | Talġar {Talgar} | City | Талғар | AAO | 36,952 | 43,645 | 43,353 | 47,952 | ... |
| i | Taraz (Dzambul, Auliye-Ata) | City | Тараз | ZHA | 263,793 | 306,715 | 330,125 | 320,634 | 326,113 |
| i | Tasbôget {Tasboget} | Sett | Тасбөгет | QYZ | 12,377 | 15,369 | 16,922 | 18,875 | 21,297 |
| i | Tekelì {Tekeli} | City | Текелі | AAO | 28,536 | 31,428 | 23,982 | 26,062 | 27,895 |
| i | Temìrtau {Temirtau} | City | Теміртау | QAR | 213,026 | 212,382 | 170,481 | 169,590 | 173,729 |
| i | Tôle bi {Tole bi} | Vill | Төле би | ZHA | ... | ... | 17,860 | 19,000 | ... |
| i | Tùrkìstan [Turkestan] {Turkistan} | City | Түркістан | OQA | 66,741 | 78,285 | 102,505 | 142,899 | 150,595 |
| i | Ùštôbe [Ushtobe] {Ustobe} | City | Үштөбе | AAO | 24,546 | 26,028 | 22,472 | 24,895 | 24,759 |
| i | Ūzynaġaš [Uzynagash] {Uzynagas} | Vill | Ұзынағаш | AAO | ... | ... | 23,887 | 30,589 | ... |
| i | Začagansk {Zacagansk} | Sett | Зачаганск | BQA | 10,364 | 12,090 | 12,906 | 27,065 | 29,451 |
| i | Žaṇaôzen (Novyj Uzen') [Zhanaozen] {Zanaozen} | City | Жаңаөзен | MAN | 34,389 | 48,339 | 48,871 | 91,332 | 99,087 |
| i | Žaṇaqorġan [Zhanakorgan] {Zanaqorgan} | Vill | Жаңақорған | QYZ | 16,835 | 18,939 | 20,708 | 22,716 | 24,759 |
| i | Žaṇatas [Zhanatas] {Zanatas} | City | Жаңатас | ZHA | 30,097 | 53,401 | 25,927 | 20,731 | 21,192 |
| i | Žarkent (Panfilov) [Zharkent] {Zarkent} | City | Жаркент | AAO | 23,997 | 31,106 | 32,656 | 32,855 | ... |
| i | Zatobol'sk {Zatobolsk} | Sett | Затобольск | QOS | 16,736 | 20,274 | 20,117 | 22,908 | 23,580 |
| i | Žetìsaj [Zhetisay] {Zetisaj} | City | Жетісай | OQA | 27,130 | 27,807 | 30,487 | 36,494 | ... |
| i | Žezqazġan (Dzezkazgan) [Jezkazgan] {Zezqazgan} | City | Жезқазған | QAR | 89,403 | 108,821 | 90,001 | 86,227 | 85,189 |
| i | Žìtìqara [Zhetikara] {Zitiqara} | City | Жітіқара | QOS | 39,422 | 48,204 | 36,359 | 33,587 | 34,688 |
| i | Žosaly [Zhosaly] {Zosaly} | Vill | Жосалы | QYZ | 23,518 | 19,509 | 18,997 | 18,983 | 19,433 |
| i | Zyr'anovsk [Zyryanovsk] {Zyranovsk} | City | Зыряновск | SHQ | 51,132 | 52,838 | 43,894 | 39,320 | 38,096 |