List of cities in Kazakhstan
As of March 2017, the share of Kazakhstan's urban population is 53%. Kazakhstan's modernization program and innovative development path are expected to accelerate the country's urbanization processes resulting in increased share of urban population from 53% to 70% by 2030.[1]
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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 20th and 21st centuries, 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 | 2008 | Status | Province |
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Aktau | Ақтау Aqtau [ɑqtɑw] |
Shevchenko | 1963 | 159,245 | 143,396 | 180,373 | 2 | Mangystau Province | |
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Aktobe | Ақтөбе Aqtöbe [ɑqtɵbʲe] |
Aktyubinsk | 1880 | 190,569 | 253,532 | 253,088 | 285,507 | 2 | Aktobe Province |
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Almaty | Алматы Almaty [ɑɫmɑtɯ] |
Vernyy, Верный, Alma-Ata, Алма́-Ата́ | 1867 | 909,644 | 1,127,884 | 1,129,356 | 1,328,362 | 1 | Capital 1929–1997 |
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Arkalyk | Арқалық Arqalyq [ɑɾqɑɫɯq] |
1965 | 47,963 | 62,367 | 45,700 | 56,614 | 4 | Kostanay Province | |
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Astana | Астана Astana [ɑstɑnɑ] |
Akmola, Akmolinsk,
Tselinograd, Nur-Sultan |
1831 | 233,638 | 277,365 | 312,965 | 389,189 | 1 | Capital |
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Atyrau | Атырау Atyrau [ɑtɯɾɑw] |
Guryev | 1885 | 130,916 | 149,261 | 142,497 | 158,308 | 2 | Atyrau province |
![]() | Baikonur | Байқоңыр Baiqoñyr [bɑjqɔŋəɾ] | Leninsk | 1969 | 74,700 | 60,200 | 59,452 | 1 | ||
![]() | Balqash | Балқаш Balqaş [bɑɫqaʂ] | 1937 | 78,145 | 86,742 | 81,100 | 86,897 | 3 | Karagandy Province | |
![]() | Jezkazgan | Жезқазған Jezqazğan [ʐʲezqazɣɑn] | Dzhezkazgan | 1954 | 89,200 | 107,053 | 103,400 | 112,154 | 3 | Karagandy Province |
![]() | Karaganda | Қарағанды Qarağandy [qɑɾɑɣɑndɯ] | 1934 | 571,877 | 507,318 | 436,864 | 451,800 | 2 | Karagandy Province | |
![]() | Kentau | Кентау Kentau [kʲentɑw] | 1955 | 62,991 | 63,784 | 58,100 | 60,799 | 4 | South Kazakhstan Province | |
![]() | Kyzylorda | Қызылорда Qyzylorda [qɯzɯɫɔɾda] | Perovsk,
Ak-Mechet |
1867 | 156,128 | 150,425 | 157,364 | 182,929 | 2 | Kyzylorda Province |
![]() | Kokshetau | Көкшетау Kökşetau [kɵkʂʲetɑw] | Kokchetav | 1862 | 103,162 | 135,424 | 123,389 | 132,753 | 2 | Akmola Province |
![]() | Kostanay | Қостанай Qostanai [qɔstɑnɑj] | Kustanay | 1893 | 164,500 | 223,558 | 221,429 | 249,395 | 2 | Kostanay Province |
![]() | Janaozen | Жаңаөзен Jañaözen [ʐɑŋɑɵzʲen] | Noviy Uzen' | 1968 | 34,000 | 48,300 | 51,100 | 60,796 | 3 | Mangystau Province |
![]() | Pavlodar | Павлодар Pavlodar [pɑʋɫədɑɾ] | 1861 | 272,895 | 329,681 | 320,400 | 354,809 | 2 | Pavlodar Province | |
![]() | Petropavl | Петропавл Petropavl [pʲetɾəpɑʋɯɫ] | Petropavlovsk | 1807 | 206,559 | 239,606 | 216,300 | 208,547 | 2 | North Kazakhstan Province |
![]() | Ridder | Риддер Ridder [ɾɪdˈdɛɾ] | Leninogorsk | 1934 | 68,135 | 68,730 | 56,269 | 54,252 | 3 | East Kazakhstan Region |
![]() | Saran | Саран Saran [sɑɾɑn] | 1954 | 54,878 | 63,900 | 48,500 | 49,082 | 3 | Karagandy Province | |
![]() | Satpayev | Сәтбаев Sätbaev [sætpɑjef] | 1973 | 48,700 | 59,343 | 62,900 | 73,874 | 3 | Karagandy Region | |
![]() | Semey | Семей Semei [sʲemʲej] | Alash-kala, Semipalatinsk | 1782 | 282,574 | 317,112 | 292,500 | 312,136 | 3 | East Kazakhstan Region |
Stepnogorsk | Степногорск Stepnogorsk [stʲepnɐɡɔɾsk] | 1964 | 46,700 | 63,300 | 50,900 | 47,705 | 3 | Akmola Province | ||
![]() | Taldykorgan | Талдықорған Taldyqorğan [tɑɫdɯqɔɾɣɑn] | 1944 | 87,948 | 118,623 | 107,100 | 114,728 | 2 | Almaty Province | |
![]() | Taraz | Тараз Taraz [taɾaz] | Talas, Zhambyl, Aulie-Ata | ancient | 263,793 | 303,961 | 330,125 | 398,233 | 2 | Jambyl Province |
![]() | Temirtau | Теміртау Temırtau [tʲemɘɾtɑw] | 1945 | 213,026 | 213,551 | 181,800 | 179,520 | 3 | Karagandy Province | |
Turkistan | Түркістан Türkıstan [tʏɾkɘstɑn] | ancient | 66741 | 77,692 | 87,600 | 109,673 | 3 | South Kazakhstan Province | ||
![]() | Oral | Орал Oral [ɔɾɑɫ] | Uralsk | 1613 | 167,352 | 199,522 | 212,900 | 255,489 | 2 | West Kazakhstan Region |
![]() | Oskemen | Өскемен Öskemen [ɵskʲemʲen] | Ust'-Kamenogorsk | 1868 | 274,287 | 322,221 | 310,950 | 344,421 | 2 | East Kazakhstan Region |
![]() | Shymkent | Шымкент Şymkent [ʂɯmkʲent] | Chimkent,
Chernyayev |
middle ages | 321,535 | 380,091 | 390,200 | 454,583 | 1 | Shymkent |
![]() | Shakhtinsk | Шахтинск Şahtinsk [ʂɑχtʲɪnsk] | 1961 | 50,382 | 65,600 | 54,800 | 54,748 | 3 | Karagandy Region | |
![]() | Schuchinsk | Щучинск Şçuçinsk [ɕutʃɪnsk] | 1939 | 55,500 | 47,900 | 50,128 | 4 | Akmola Province | ||
![]() | Ekibastuz | Екібастұз Ekıbastūz [jekɘbɑsto̙z] | 1957 | 65,871 | 135,006 | 137,200 | 158,165 | 3 | Pavlodar Region | |
References
- "Urban population in Kazakhstan to grow to 70 percent by 2030". www.timesca.com.
External links
- Map at archive.today (archived 5 January 2013)
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