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
Aqtoebe Aktyubinskaya Oblast’1.797,036Aktobe Aktobe500,757
Almaty Almaty2.1,472,866Almaty Almaty1,977,011
Astana Astana3.835,153Astana Astana345,604
Atyrau Atyraū Oblysy4.556,388Atyrau Atyrau290,700
Baikonur Baikonur5.36,175Baikonur Baikonur70,000
Karaganda Qaraghandy Oblysy6.1,363,638Karagandy Karagandy497,777
Aqmola Aqmola Oblysy7.733,113Kokshetau Kokshetau150,649
Almaty Oblysy Almaty Oblysy8.1,949,837Konayev Konayev42,167
Qostanay Qostanay Oblysy9.880,227Kostanay Kostanay210,000
Qyzylorda Qyzylorda Oblysy10.727,990Kyzylorda Kyzylorda354,800
Batys Qazaqstan West Kazakhstan11.618,261Oral Oral330,000
Pavlodar Region Pavlodar Region12.755,640Pavlodar Pavlodar329,002
North Kazakhstan North Kazakhstan13.579,403Petropavl Petropavl200,920
Abai Region Abai Region14.638,300Semey Semey292,780
Mangghystau Mangistauskaya Oblast’15.596,706Shevchenko Shevchenko147,443
Shymkent Shymkent16.1,000,000Shymkent Shymkent1,200,000
Jetisu Region Jetisu Region17.-Taldykorgan Taldykorgan116,558
Zhambyl Zhambyl Oblysy18.1,071,645Taraz Taraz358,153
South Kazakhstan Turkistan19.2,894,800Turkestan Turkestan227,098
East Kazakhstan East Kazakhstan20.1,464,269Ust-Kamenogorsk Ust-Kamenogorsk319,067
Ulytau Region Ulytau Region21.221,014Zhezqazghan Zhezqazghan104,357