Regions in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is made up of 21 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Kazakhstan. Information on all primary administrative regions in Kazakhstan.

Please note that unfortunately population data are not available for all regions in Kazakhstan.

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Primary administrative regions in Kazakhstan

There are 21 regions in Kazakhstan in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Kazakhstan
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Almaty Almaty1.1,472,866Almaty Almaty1,977,011
Shymkent Shymkent2.1,000,000Shymkent Shymkent1,200,000
Aqtoebe Aktyubinskaya Oblast’3.797,036Aktobe Aktobe500,757
Karaganda Qaraghandy Oblysy4.1,363,638Karagandy Karagandy497,777
Zhambyl Zhambyl Oblysy5.1,071,645Taraz Taraz358,153
Qyzylorda Qyzylorda Oblysy6.727,990Kyzylorda Kyzylorda354,800
Astana Astana7.835,153Astana Astana345,604
Batys Qazaqstan West Kazakhstan8.618,261Oral Oral330,000
Pavlodar Region Pavlodar Region9.755,640Pavlodar Pavlodar329,002
East Kazakhstan East Kazakhstan10.1,464,269Ust-Kamenogorsk Ust-Kamenogorsk319,067
Abai Region Abai Region11.638,300Semey Semey292,780
Atyrau Atyraū Oblysy12.556,388Atyrau Atyrau290,700
South Kazakhstan Turkistan13.2,894,800Turkestan Turkestan227,098
Qostanay Qostanay Oblysy14.880,227Kostanay Kostanay210,000
North Kazakhstan North Kazakhstan15.579,403Petropavl Petropavl200,920
Aqmola Aqmola Oblysy16.733,113Kokshetau Kokshetau150,649
Mangghystau Mangistauskaya Oblast’17.596,706Shevchenko Shevchenko147,443
Jetisu Region Jetisu Region18.-Taldykorgan Taldykorgan116,558
Ulytau Region Ulytau Region19.221,014Zhezqazghan Zhezqazghan104,357
Baikonur Baikonur20.36,175Baikonur Baikonur70,000
Almaty Oblysy Almaty Oblysy21.1,949,837Konayev Konayev42,167