City profile · Kazakhstan · Asia
Abay
City population
35,454
#47
in Kazakhstan
#6
in Karaganda
#15,525
worldwide
49.635, 72.865 · 199 km from Astana
About Abay
Abay is a city in Karaganda, Kazakhstan with a population of 35,454. It is the 47th largest of the 83 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kazakhstan, and the 15,525th largest worldwide. It lies 199 km from Astana.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#6of 6
Elevation
500 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Almaty
Coordinates
49.635, 72.865
Record updated
2026-01-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 83 in KazakhstanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.