Country
Kazakhstan
3 cities in this atlas
Kazakhstan's political and economic centers are not the same place. Astana serves as the capital, yet Almaty stands as the largest city, a split that shapes how administration and commerce spread across the country. Beyond these two, settlements such as Shymkent, Aktobe, Karagandy, and Taraz round out a list of population centers stretching from the south to the northern plains.
In this atlas3
Settlements listed60
Latitude span42.3° to 51.2°
OffsetsUTC+5
Cities
| City | Population |
|---|---|
| Almaty | 1,977,011 |
| Astanacapital | 1,544,142 |
| Shymkent | 1,200,000 |
| Aktobe | 500,757 |
| Karagandy | 497,777 |
| Taraz | 358,153 |
| Kyzylorda | 354,800 |
| Oral | 330,000 |
| Pavlodar | 329,002 |
| Ust-Kamenogorsk | 319,067 |
| Semey | 292,780 |
| Atyrau | 290,700 |
| Turkistan | 227,098 |
| Kostanay | 210,000 |
| Petropavl | 200,920 |
| Temirtau | 170,600 |
| Kokshetau | 150,649 |
| Aktau | 147,443 |
| Rudnyy | 124,000 |
| Ekibastuz | 121,470 |
| Taldykorgan | 116,558 |
| Zhezqazghan | 104,357 |
| Zhanaozen | 103,598 |
| Balqash | 81,364 |
| Sarqant | 76,919 |
| Baikonur | 70,000 |
| Satpayev | 69,782 |
| Kentau | 57,408 |
| Ridder | 52,664 |
| Qulsary | 51,216 |
| Shchuchinsk | 47,290 |
| Stepnogorsk | 46,736 |
| Altay | 44,929 |
| Aksu | 44,808 |
| Zhitikara | 43,104 |
| Saran | 42,552 |
| Talghar | 42,194 |
| Konayev | 42,167 |
| Arkalyk | 42,000 |
| Shakhtinsk | 41,602 |
| Lisakovsk | 40,000 |
| Shu | 39,785 |
| Karatau | 37,881 |
| Zhetysay | 36,494 |
| Arys | 36,285 |
| Novokazalinsk | 35,883 |
| Abay | 35,454 |
| Aqsay | 34,799 |
| Atbasar | 34,797 |
| Zharkent | 34,422 |
| Zhangatas | 33,492 |
| Ayagoz | 33,479 |
| Aral | 33,017 |
| Esik | 32,995 |
| Mangistau | 31,368 |
| Shiyeli | 29,832 |
| Shelek | 29,032 |
| Kandyagash | 28,196 |
| Shalqar | 27,399 |
| Shalkar | 27,072 |
The 60 largest settlements, from a gazetteer with no population floor.
Linked cities have a page in this atlas. The rest are listed for completeness.