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 and all cities of more than 40,000 inhabitants.
The space base of Baikonur is under Russian administration until the year 2050. Therefore, its about 70,000 inhabitants are not included in the following population figures.
Provinces| Name | Abbr. | Status | Original | Capital | A (km²) | E 2003-01-01 | E 2008-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | Almaty | AAO | Prov | Алматы | Almaty | 224,000 | 1,560,267 | 1,643,278 |
| < | Almaty | AAK | City | Алматы | Almaty | 300 | 1,149,641 | 1,324,739 |
| < | Aqmola | AQM | Prov | Ақмола | Kökšetau | 146,200 | 748,167 | 747,447 |
| < | Aqtöbe {Aqtobe} | AQT | Prov | Ақтөбе | Aqtöbe | 300,600 | 668,378 | 703,660 |
| < | Astana | AST | City | Астана | Astana | 700 | 501,998 | 602,684 |
| < | Atyrau | ATY | Prov | Атырау | Atyrau | 118,600 | 451,928 | 490,369 |
| < | Batys Qazaqstan [Western Kazakhstan] | BQA | Prov | Батыс Қазақстан | Oral | 151,300 | 602,133 | 615,310 |
| < | Mañġystaū {Mangystau} | MAN | Prov | Маңғыстау | Aqtau | 165,600 | 338,612 | 407,403 |
| < | Oñtūstík Qazaqstan [Southern Kazakhstan] {Ontustik Qazaqstan} | OQA | Prov | Оңтүстік Қазақстан | Šymkent | 117,300 | 2,111,893 | 2,331,505 |
| < | Pavlodar | PAV | Prov | Павлодар | Pavlodar | 124,800 | 748,651 | 746,454 |
| < | Qaraġandy {Qaragandy} | QAR | Prov | Қарағанды | Qaraġandy | 428,000 | 1,333,656 | 1,342,081 |
| < | Qostanaj (incl. Torġaj) | QOS | Prov | Қостанай | Qostanay | 196,000 | 919,558 | 894,192 |
| < | Qyzylorda | QYZ | Prov | Қызылорда | Qyzylorda | 226,000 | 603,804 | 632,234 |
| < | Soltüstik Qazaqstan [Northern Kazakhstan] {Soltustik Qazaqstan} | SQA | Prov | Солтүстік Қазақстан | Petropavl | 98,000 | 682,148 | 653,921 |
| < | Šyġys Qazaqstan [Eastern Kazakhstan] {Sygys Qazaqstan} | SHQ | Prov | Шығыс Қазақстан | Öskemen | 283,200 | 1,465,931 | 1,417,384 |
| < | Žambyl {Zambyl} | ZHA | Prov | Жамбыл | Taraz | 144,300 | 980,072 | 1,018,845 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Astana | 2,724,900 | 14,866,837 | 15,571,506 |
Principal Cities| Name | Adm. | C E 2006-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almaty | AAK | 1,247,896 |
| 2 | Astana | AST | 550,438 |
| 3 | Šymkent | OQA | 526,140 |
| 4 | Qaraġandy | QAR | 446,139 |
| 5 | Taraz | ZHA | 336,057 |
| 6 | Pavlodar | PAV | 304,809 |
| 7 | Öskemen | SHQ | 288,509 |
| 8 | Semej | SHQ | 281,814 |
| 9 | Aqtöbe | AQT | 258,014 |
| 10 | Oral | BQA | 230,070 |
| 11 | Qostanay | QOS | 207,802 |
Cities| Name | Original | Adm. | C C 1979-01-17 | C C 1989-01-12 | C C 1999-02-14 | C E 2006-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | Almaty [Alma-Ata] | Алматы | AAK | 956,800 | 1,071,900 | 1,129,356 | 1,247,896 |
| < | Aqsu | Ақсу | AQM | 36,100 | 47,300 | 42,300 | ... |
| < | Aqtau (Ševcenko) | Ақтау | MAN | 111,100 | 160,700 | 143,396 | 165,931 |
| < | Aqtöbe (Akt'ubinsk) {Aqtobe} | Ақтөбе | AQT | 190,300 | 253,000 | 253,088 | 258,014 |
| < | Arqalyq (Arkalyk) | Арқалық | QOS | 47,500 | 64,400 | 45,700 | ... |
| < | Astana (Celinograd, Aqmola) | Астана | AST | 228,500 | 276,000 | 312,965 | 550,438 |
| < | Atyrau (Gurjev) | Атырау | ATY | 129,600 | 147,200 | 142,497 | 175,737 |
| < | Balqaš (Balchaš) {Balqas} | Балқаш | QAR | 77,000 | 86,700 | 65,400 | ... |
| < | Ekíbastūz {Ekibastuz} | Екібастұз | PAV | 66,800 | 135,000 | 127,197 | 132,455 |
| < | Kentau | Кентау | OQA | 52,100 | 63,800 | 55,500 | ... |
| < | Kökšetau (Kokčetav) {Koksetau} | Көкшетау | AQM | 109,000 | 135,400 | 123,389 | 129,885 |
| < | Oral (Ural'sk) | Орал | BQA | 166,700 | 199,500 | 195,459 | 230,070 |
| < | Öskemen (Ust'-Kamenogorsk) {Oskemen} | Өскемен | SHQ | 274,700 | 322,200 | 310,950 | 288,509 |
| < | Pavlodar | Павлодар | PAV | 272,000 | 329,500 | 300,503 | 304,809 |
| < | Petropavl (Petropavlovsk) | Петропавл | SQA | 206,300 | 239,500 | 203,523 | 190,092 |
| < | Qaraġandy (Karaganda) {Qaragandy} | Қарағанды | QAR | 566,800 | 507,300 | 436,864 | 446,139 |
| < | Qostanay (Kustanaj) | Қостанай | QOS | 170,200 | 223,600 | 221,429 | 207,802 |
| < | Qyzylorda (Kzyl-Orda) | Қызылорда | QYZ | 152,600 | 150,400 | 157,364 | 183,716 |
| < | Ridder (Leninogorsk) | Риддер | SHQ | 68,000 | 68,700 | 56,300 | ... |
| < | Rudnyj | Рудный | QOS | 110,900 | 125,200 | 109,515 | 120,006 |
| < | Šachtinsk {Sachtinsk} | Шахтинск | QAR | 51,200 | 65,600 | 41,600 | ... |
| < | Saran | Саран | QAR | 55,800 | 63,900 | 43,000 | ... |
| < | Sätbaev (Nikol'skij, Satpajev) {Satbaev} | Сәтбаев | QAR | 48,700 | 59,300 | 58,700 | ... |
| < | Ščūčinsk (Shchoche) {Scucinsk} | Щұчинск | AQM | ... | 55,500 | ... | ... |
| < | Semej (Semipalatinsk) | Семей | SHQ | 270,400 | 317,100 | 269,574 | 281,814 |
| < | Stepnogor | Степногор | AQM | 46,700 | 63,300 | 47,400 | ... |
| < | Šymkent {Symkent} | Шымкент | OQA | 318,400 | 380,100 | 360,078 | 526,140 |
| < | Taldyqorġan (Taldy-Kurgan) {Taldyqorgan} | Талдықорған | AAO | 87,400 | 118,600 | 98,000 | 106,900 |
| < | Taraz (Dzambul, Auliye-Ata) | Тараз | ZHA | 263,300 | 304,000 | 330,125 | 336,057 |
| < | Temírtau {Temirtau} | Теміртау | QAR | 215,100 | 213,600 | 170,481 | 170,667 |
| < | Turkístan {Turkistan} | Түркістан | OQA | 65,400 | 77,700 | 85,600 | ... |
| < | Žañaözen (Novyj Uzen') {Zanaozen} | Жаңаөзен | MAN | 34,000 | 48,500 | 48,900 | ... |
| < | Žezqazġan (Dzezkazgan) {Zezqazgan} | Жезқазған | QAR | 89,200 | 107,100 | 90,000 | ... |
| < | Zyrjan (Zyr'anovsk) | Зырян | SHQ | 50,900 | 52,900 | 43,900 | ... |