Provinces and main cities of Kazakhstan
The following is a list of cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants in Kazakhstan. The names of many places have been changed during the last century, sometimes more than once. Wherever possible, the old names have been included and linked to the new ones.
| Insignia |
Name English |
Name Kazakh |
Previous name |
City since |
1979 |
1989 |
1999 |
recent accounts (2008) |
Status |
Province |
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Aktau |
Ақтау |
Shevchenko |
1963 |
110575 |
159245 |
143396 |
180373 |
2 |
Mangystau Province |
|
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Aktobe |
Ақтөбе |
Aktubinsk |
1880 |
190569 |
253532 |
253088 |
285507 |
2 |
Aktobe Province |
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Almaty |
Алматы |
|
1867 |
909644 |
1127884 |
1129356 |
1328362 |
1 |
|
|
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Arkalyk |
Арқалық |
|
1965 |
47963 |
62367 |
45700 |
56614 |
4 |
Kostanay Province |
|
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Astana |
Астана |
Akmola, Akmolinsk, Tselinograd |
1831 |
233638 |
277365 |
312965 |
389189 |
1 |
Capital |
|
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Atyrau |
Атырау |
Guryev |
1885 |
130916 |
149261 |
142497 |
158308 |
2 |
Atyrau province |
|
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Baikonur |
Байқоңыр |
Lenninsk |
1969 |
|
74700 |
60200 |
59452 |
1 |
|
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Balqash |
Балқаш |
|
1937 |
78145 |
86742 |
81100 |
86897 |
3 |
Karagandy Province |
|
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Zhezkazgan |
Жезқазған |
Dzhezkazgan |
1954 |
89200 |
107053 |
103400 |
112154 |
3 |
Karagandy Province |
|
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Karagandy |
Қарағанды |
|
1934 |
571877 |
507318 |
436864 |
451800 |
2 |
Karagandy Province |
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Kentau |
Кентау |
|
1955 |
62991 |
63784 |
58100 |
60799 |
4 |
South Kazakhstan Province |
|
Kyzylorda |
Қызылорда |
|
1867 |
156128 |
150425 |
157364 |
182929 |
2 |
Kyzylorda Province |
|
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Kokshetau |
Көкшетау |
Kokchetav |
1862 |
103162 |
135424 |
123389 |
132753 |
2 |
Akmola Province |
|
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Kostanay |
Қостанай |
Kustanay |
1893 |
164500 |
223558 |
221429 |
249395 |
2 |
Kostanay Province |
|
Zhanaozen |
Жаңаөзен |
Noviy Uzen' |
1968 |
34000 |
48300 |
51100 |
60796 |
3 |
Mangystau Province |
|
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Pavlodar |
Павлодар |
|
1861 |
272895 |
329681 |
320400 |
354809 |
2 |
Pavlodar Province |
|
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Petropavl |
Петропавл |
Petropavlovsk |
1807 |
206559 |
239606 |
216300 |
208547 |
2 |
North Kazakhstan Province |
|
Ridder |
Риддер |
|
1934 |
68135 |
68730 |
56269 |
54252 |
3 |
East Kazakhstan Province |
|
Saran |
Сараң |
|
1954 |
54878 |
63900 |
48500 |
49082 |
3 |
Karagandy Province |
|
Satpayev |
Сәтбаев |
|
1973 |
48700 |
59343 |
62900 |
73874 |
3 |
Karagandy Province |
|
|
Semey |
Семей |
Semipalatinsk |
1782 |
282574 |
317112 |
292500 |
312136 |
3 |
East Kazakhstan Province |
|
Stepnogorsk |
Степногорск |
|
1964 |
46700 |
63300 |
50900 |
47705 |
3 |
Akmola Province |
|
|
Taldykorgan |
Талдықорған |
|
1944 |
87948 |
118623 |
107100 |
114728 |
2 |
Almaty Province |
|
|
Taraz |
Тараз |
Talas, Zhambyl, Aulie-Ata |
ancient |
263793 |
303961 |
330125 |
398233 |
2 |
Jambyl Province |
|
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Temirtau |
Теміртау |
|
1945 |
213026 |
213551 |
181800 |
179520 |
3 |
Karagandy Province |
|
Turkistan |
Түркістан |
|
ancient |
66741 |
77692 |
87600 |
109673 |
3 |
South Kazakhstan Province |
|
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Oral |
Орал |
Uralsk |
1613 |
167352 |
199522 |
212900 |
255489 |
2 |
West Kazakhstan Province |
|
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Oskemen |
Өскемен |
Ust'-Kamenogorsk |
1868 |
274287 |
322221 |
310950 |
344421 |
2 |
East Kazakhstan Province |
|
Shymkent |
Шымкент |
Chimkent |
middle ages |
321535 |
380091 |
390200 |
454583 |
2 |
South Kazakhstan Province |
|
Shahtinsk |
Шахтинск |
|
1961 |
50382 |
65600 |
54800 |
54748 |
3 |
Karagandy Province |
|
Shuchinsk |
Щучинск |
|
1939 |
|
55500 |
47900 |
50128 |
4 |
Akmola Province |
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Ekibastuz |
Екібастуз |
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1957 |
65871 |
135006 |
137200 |
158165 |
3 |
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