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]
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 | 2008 | Status | Province |
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Aktau | Ақтау Aqtaw |
Shevchenko | 1963 | 0 | 159,245 | 143,396 | 180,373 | 2 | Mangystau Province | |
Aktobe | Ақтөбе Aqtöbe |
Aktubinsk | 1880 | 190,569 | 253,532 | 253,088 | 285,507 | 2 | Aktobe Province | |
Almaty | Алматы Almatı |
Verniy, Верный, Alma-Ata, Алма́-Ата́ | 1867 | 909,644 | 1,127,884 | 1,129,356 | 1,328,362 | 1 | Capital 1929 - 1997 | |
Arkalyk | Арқалық Arqalıq |
1965 | 47963 | 62367 | 45700 | 56614 | 4 | Kostanay Province | ||
Astana | Астана Astana |
Akmola, Akmolinsk, Tselinograd | 1831 | 233638 | 277365 | 312965 | 389189 | 1 | Capital | |
Atyrau | Атырау Atıraw |
Guryev | 1885 | 130916 | 149261 | 142497 | 158308 | 2 | Atyrau province | |
Baikonur | Байқоңыр Bayqoñır | Leninsk | 1969 | 74700 | 60200 | 59452 | 1 | |||
Balqash | Балқаш Balqaş | 1937 | 78145 | 86742 | 81100 | 86897 | 3 | Karagandy Province | ||
Zhezkazgan | Жезқазған Jezqazğan | Dzhezkazgan | 1954 | 89200 | 107053 | 103400 | 112154 | 3 | Karagandy Province | |
Karagandy | Қарағанды Qarağandı | 1934 | 571877 | 507318 | 436864 | 451800 | 2 | Karagandy Province | ||
Kentau | Кентау Kentaw | 1955 | 62991 | 63784 | 58100 | 60799 | 4 | South Kazakhstan Province | ||
Kyzylorda | Қызылорда Qızılorda | 1867 | 156128 | 150425 | 157364 | 182929 | 2 | Kyzylorda Province | ||
Kokshetau | Көкшетау Kökşetaw | Kokchetav | 1862 | 103162 | 135424 | 123389 | 132753 | 2 | Akmola Province | |
Kostanay | Қостанай Qostanay | Kustanay | 1893 | 164500 | 223558 | 221429 | 249395 | 2 | Kostanay Province | |
Zhanaozen | Жаңаөзен Jañaözen | Noviy Uzen' | 1968 | 34000 | 48300 | 51100 | 60796 | 3 | Mangystau Province | |
Pavlodar | Павлодар Pavlodar | 1861 | 272895 | 329681 | 320400 | 354809 | 2 | Pavlodar Province | ||
Petropavl | Петропавл Petropavl | Petropavlovsk | 1807 | 206559 | 239606 | 216300 | 208547 | 2 | North Kazakhstan Province | |
Ridder | Риддер Ridder | 1934 | 68135 | 68730 | 56269 | 54252 | 3 | East Kazakhstan Region | ||
Saran | Сараң Sarañ | 1954 | 54878 | 63900 | 48500 | 49082 | 3 | Karagandy Province | ||
Satpayev | Сәтбаев Sätbayev | 1973 | 48700 | 59343 | 62900 | 73874 | 3 | Karagandy Region | ||
Semey | Семей Semey | Alash-kala, Semipalatinsk | 1782 | 282574 | 317112 | 292500 | 312136 | 3 | East Kazakhstan Region | |
Stepnogorsk | Степногорск Stepnogorsk | 1964 | 46700 | 63300 | 50900 | 47705 | 3 | Akmola Province | ||
Taldykorgan | Талдықорған Taldıqorğan | 1944 | 87948 | 118623 | 107100 | 114728 | 2 | Almaty Province | ||
Taraz | Тараз Taraz | Talas, Zhambyl, Aulie-Ata | ancient | 263793 | 303961 | 330125 | 398233 | 2 | Jambyl Province | |
Temirtau | Теміртау Temirtaw | 1945 | 213026 | 213551 | 181800 | 179520 | 3 | Karagandy Province | ||
Turkistan | Түркістан Türkistan | ancient | 66741 | 77692 | 87600 | 109673 | 3 | South Kazakhstan Province | ||
Oral | Орал Oral | Uralsk | 1613 | 167352 | 199522 | 212900 | 255489 | 2 | West Kazakhstan Region | |
Oskemen | Өскемен Öskemen | Ust'-Kamenogorsk | 1868 | 274287 | 322221 | 310950 | 344421 | 2 | East Kazakhstan Region | |
Shymkent | Шымкент Şımkent | Chimkent | middle ages | 321535 | 380091 | 390200 | 454583 | 2 | South Kazakhstan Region | |
Shakhtinsk | Шахтинск Şaxtinsk | 1961 | 50382 | 65600 | 54800 | 54748 | 3 | Karagandy Region | ||
Schuchinsk | Щучинск Şçuçinsk | 1939 | 55500 | 47900 | 50128 | 4 | Akmola Province | |||
Ekibastuz | Екібастұз Ekibastuz | 1957 | 65871 | 135006 | 137200 | 158165 | 3 | Pavlodar Region | ||
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References
- ↑ "Urban population in Kazakhstan to grow to 70 percent by 2030". www.timesca.com.
External links
- Map at Archive.is (archived 2013-01-05)
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