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Shelek
City population
29,032
#57
in Kazakhstan
#4
in Almaty Region
#18,581
worldwide
43.596, 78.257 · 986 km from Astana
About Shelek
Shelek is a city in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan with a population of 29,032. It is the 57th largest of the 83 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kazakhstan, and the 18,581st largest worldwide. It lies 986 km from Astana.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 6
Elevation
609 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Almaty
Coordinates
43.596, 78.257
Record updated
2026-06-10
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.