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Kazakhstan

Cities of Kazakhstan

Cities listed

83

Almaty

largest city

Astana

capital

20.8M

national population

83 of 83 listed cities

Cities listed

83

15,000 or more people

Largest city

Almaty

1,977,011 people

Capital

Astana

National capital

National population

20,843,754

Largest city is 9.5%

Cities in Kazakhstan

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83 cities


1	Almaty	Almaty	1,977,011	9.5%
2	Astana	Astana	1,544,142	7.4%
3	Shymkent	Shymkent	1,200,000	5.8%
4	Aktobe	Aktobe	500,757	2.4%
5	Karagandy	Karaganda	497,777	2.4%
6	Taraz	Zhambyl	358,153	1.7%
7	Kyzylorda	Kyzylorda	354,800	1.7%
8	Oral	West Kazakhstan	330,000	1.6%
9	Pavlodar	Pavlodar Region	329,002	1.6%
10	Ust-Kamenogorsk	East Kazakhstan	319,067	1.5%
11	Semey	Abai Region	292,780	1.4%
12	Atyrau	Atyrau Oblisi	290,700	1.4%
13	Turkistan	Turkistan	227,098	1.1%
14	Kostanay	Kostanay	210,000	1%
15	Petropavl	North Kazakhstan	200,920	1%
16	Temirtau	Karaganda	170,600	0.8%
17	Kokshetau	Aqmola	150,649	0.7%
18	Aktau	Mangystau	147,443	0.7%
19	Rudnyy	Kostanay	124,000	0.6%
20	Ekibastuz	Pavlodar Region	121,470	0.6%
21	Taldykorgan	Zhetysu Region	116,558	0.6%
22	Zhezqazghan	Ulytau Region	104,357	0.5%
23	Zhanaozen	Mangystau	103,598	0.5%
24	Balqash	Karaganda	81,364	0.4%
25	Sarqant	Zhetysu Region	76,919	0.4%
26	Baikonur	Baikonur	70,000	0.3%
27	Satpayev	Ulytau Region	69,782	0.3%
28	Kentau	Turkistan	57,408	0.3%
29	Ridder	East Kazakhstan	52,664	0.3%
30	Qulsary	Atyrau Oblisi	51,216	0.2%
31	Shchuchinsk	Aqmola	47,290	0.2%
32	Stepnogorsk	Aqmola	46,736	0.2%
33	Altay	East Kazakhstan	44,929	0.2%
34	Aksu	Pavlodar Region	44,808	0.2%
35	Zhitikara	Kostanay	43,104	0.2%
36	Saran	Karaganda	42,552	0.2%
37	Talghar	Almaty Region	42,194	0.2%
38	Konayev	Almaty Region	42,167	0.2%
39	Arkalyk	Kostanay	42,000	0.2%
40	Shakhtinsk	Karaganda	41,602	0.2%
41	Lisakovsk	Kostanay	40,000	0.2%
42	Shu	Zhambyl	39,785	0.2%
43	Karatau	Zhambyl	37,881	0.2%
44	Zhetysay	Turkistan	36,494	0.2%
45	Arys	Turkistan	36,285	0.2%
46	Novokazalinsk	Kyzylorda	35,883	0.2%
47	Abay	Karaganda	35,454	0.2%
48	Aqsay	West Kazakhstan	34,799	0.2%
49	Atbasar	Aqmola	34,797	0.2%
50	Zharkent	Zhetysu Region	34,422	0.2%
51	Zhangatas	Zhambyl	33,492	0.2%
52	Ayagoz	Abai Region	33,479	0.2%
53	Aral	Kyzylorda	33,017	0.2%
54	Esik	Almaty Region	32,995	0.2%
55	Mangistau	Mangystau	31,368	0.2%
56	Shiyeli	Kyzylorda	29,832	0.1%
57	Shelek	Almaty Region	29,032	0.1%
58	Kandyagash	Aktobe	28,196	0.1%
59	Shalqar	Aktobe	27,399	0.1%
60	Shalkar	Atyrau Oblisi	27,072	0.1%
61	Aksu	Turkistan	26,115	0.1%
62	Shardara	Turkistan	25,356	0.1%
63	Saryaghash	Turkistan	25,139	0.1%
64	Abay	Turkistan	24,047	0.1%
65	Khromtau	Aktobe	23,715	0.1%
66	Kalbatau	Abai Region	22,047	0.1%
67	Zhangaqorghan	Kyzylorda	21,339	0.1%
68	Lenger	Turkistan	21,238	0.1%
69	Burunday	Almaty Region	20,996	0.1%
70	Ushtobe	Zhetysu Region	20,492	0.1%
71	Shemonaikha	East Kazakhstan	20,087	0.1%
72	Zhosaly	Kyzylorda	20,065	0.1%
73	Balykshi	Atyrau Oblisi	19,260	0.1%
74	Otegen Batyra	Almaty Region	18,864	0.1%
75	Embi	Aktobe	18,760	0.1%
76	Maqanshy	Abai Region	18,754	0.1%
77	Turar Ryskulov	Turkistan	18,421	0.1%
78	Makinsk	Aqmola	17,711	0.1%
79	Zaysan	East Kazakhstan	17,600	0.1%
80	Akkol’	Aqmola	16,773	0.1%
81	Tasbuget	Kyzylorda	16,455	0.1%
82	Merke	Zhambyl	15,934	0.1%
83	Sarykemer	Zhambyl	15,132	0.1%

Every City in Kazakhstan, by Region

21 regions. 9 have their own page; the rest are listed here in full.

Turkistan10 cities

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Turkistan 227,098
Kentau 57,408
Zhetysay 36,494
Arys 36,285
Aksu 26,115
Shardara 25,356
Saryaghash 25,139
Abay 24,047
Lenger 21,238
Turar Ryskulov 18,421

Kyzylorda7 cities

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Kyzylorda 354,800
Novokazalinsk 35,883
Aral 33,017
Shiyeli 29,832
Zhangaqorghan 21,339
Zhosaly 20,065
Tasbuget 16,455

Almaty Region6 cities

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Talghar 42,194
Konayev 42,167
Esik 32,995
Shelek 29,032
Burunday 20,996
Otegen Batyra 18,864

Aqmola6 cities

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Kokshetau 150,649
Shchuchinsk 47,290
Stepnogorsk 46,736
Atbasar 34,797
Makinsk 17,711
Akkol’ 16,773

Karaganda6 cities

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Karagandy 497,777
Temirtau 170,600
Balqash 81,364
Saran 42,552
Shakhtinsk 41,602
Abay 35,454

Zhambyl6 cities

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Taraz 358,153
Shu 39,785
Karatau 37,881
Zhangatas 33,492
Merke 15,934
Sarykemer 15,132

Aktobe5 cities

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Aktobe 500,757
Kandyagash 28,196
Shalqar 27,399
Khromtau 23,715
Embi 18,760

East Kazakhstan5 cities

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Ust-Kamenogorsk 319,067
Ridder 52,664
Altay 44,929
Shemonaikha 20,087
Zaysan 17,600

Kostanay5 cities

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Kostanay 210,000
Rudnyy 124,000
Zhitikara 43,104
Arkalyk 42,000
Lisakovsk 40,000

Abai Region4 cities

Semey 292,780
Ayagoz 33,479
Kalbatau 22,047
Maqanshy 18,754

Atyrau Oblisi4 cities

Atyrau 290,700
Qulsary 51,216
Shalkar 27,072
Balykshi 19,260

Zhetysu Region4 cities

Taldykorgan 116,558
Sarqant 76,919
Zharkent 34,422
Ushtobe 20,492

Mangystau3 cities

Aktau 147,443
Zhanaozen 103,598
Mangistau 31,368

Pavlodar Region3 cities

Pavlodar 329,002
Ekibastuz 121,470
Aksu 44,808

Ulytau Region2 cities

Zhezqazghan 104,357
Satpayev 69,782

West Kazakhstan2 cities

Oral 330,000
Aqsay 34,799

Almaty1 city

Almaty 1,977,011

Astana1 city

Astana 1,544,142

Baikonur1 city

Baikonur 70,000

North Kazakhstan1 city

Petropavl 200,920

Shymkent1 city

Shymkent 1,200,000

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