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.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
South Kazakhstan Turkistan | 1. | 2,894,800 | Turkestan Turkestan | 227,098 |
Almaty Oblysy Almaty Oblysy | 2. | 1,949,837 | Konayev Konayev | 42,167 |
Almaty Almaty | 3. | 1,472,866 | Almaty Almaty | 1,977,011 |
East Kazakhstan East Kazakhstan | 4. | 1,464,269 | Ust-Kamenogorsk Ust-Kamenogorsk | 319,067 |
Karaganda Qaraghandy Oblysy | 5. | 1,363,638 | Karagandy Karagandy | 497,777 |
Zhambyl Zhambyl Oblysy | 6. | 1,071,645 | Taraz Taraz | 358,153 |
Shymkent Shymkent | 7. | 1,000,000 | Shymkent Shymkent | 1,200,000 |
Qostanay Qostanay Oblysy | 8. | 880,227 | Kostanay Kostanay | 210,000 |
Astana Astana | 9. | 835,153 | Astana Astana | 345,604 |
Aqtoebe Aktyubinskaya Oblast’ | 10. | 797,036 | Aktobe Aktobe | 500,757 |
Pavlodar Region Pavlodar Region | 11. | 755,640 | Pavlodar Pavlodar | 329,002 |
Aqmola Aqmola Oblysy | 12. | 733,113 | Kokshetau Kokshetau | 150,649 |
Qyzylorda Qyzylorda Oblysy | 13. | 727,990 | Kyzylorda Kyzylorda | 354,800 |
Abai Region Abai Region | 14. | 638,300 | Semey Semey | 292,780 |
Batys Qazaqstan West Kazakhstan | 15. | 618,261 | Oral Oral | 330,000 |
Mangghystau Mangistauskaya Oblast’ | 16. | 596,706 | Shevchenko Shevchenko | 147,443 |
North Kazakhstan North Kazakhstan | 17. | 579,403 | Petropavl Petropavl | 200,920 |
Atyrau Atyraū Oblysy | 18. | 556,388 | Atyrau Atyrau | 290,700 |
Ulytau Region Ulytau Region | 19. | 221,014 | Zhezqazghan Zhezqazghan | 104,357 |
Baikonur Baikonur | 20. | 36,175 | Baikonur Baikonur | 70,000 |
Jetisu Region Jetisu Region | 21. | - | Taldykorgan Taldykorgan | 116,558 |