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
South Kazakhstan Turkistan1.2,894,800Turkestan Turkestan227,098
Almaty Oblysy Almaty Oblysy2.1,949,837Konayev Konayev42,167
Almaty Almaty3.1,472,866Almaty Almaty1,977,011
East Kazakhstan East Kazakhstan4.1,464,269Ust-Kamenogorsk Ust-Kamenogorsk319,067
Karaganda Qaraghandy Oblysy5.1,363,638Karagandy Karagandy497,777
Zhambyl Zhambyl Oblysy6.1,071,645Taraz Taraz358,153
Shymkent Shymkent7.1,000,000Shymkent Shymkent1,200,000
Qostanay Qostanay Oblysy8.880,227Kostanay Kostanay210,000
Astana Astana9.835,153Astana Astana345,604
Aqtoebe Aktyubinskaya Oblast’10.797,036Aktobe Aktobe500,757
Pavlodar Region Pavlodar Region11.755,640Pavlodar Pavlodar329,002
Aqmola Aqmola Oblysy12.733,113Kokshetau Kokshetau150,649
Qyzylorda Qyzylorda Oblysy13.727,990Kyzylorda Kyzylorda354,800
Abai Region Abai Region14.638,300Semey Semey292,780
Batys Qazaqstan West Kazakhstan15.618,261Oral Oral330,000
Mangghystau Mangistauskaya Oblast’16.596,706Shevchenko Shevchenko147,443
North Kazakhstan North Kazakhstan17.579,403Petropavl Petropavl200,920
Atyrau Atyraū Oblysy18.556,388Atyrau Atyrau290,700
Ulytau Region Ulytau Region19.221,014Zhezqazghan Zhezqazghan104,357
Baikonur Baikonur20.36,175Baikonur Baikonur70,000
Jetisu Region Jetisu Region21.-Taldykorgan Taldykorgan116,558