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
Abai Region Abai Region1.638,300Semey Semey292,780
Almaty Almaty2.1,472,866Almaty Almaty1,977,011
Almaty Oblysy Almaty Oblysy3.1,949,837Konayev Konayev42,167
Aqmola Aqmola Oblysy4.733,113Kokshetau Kokshetau150,649
Aqtoebe Aktyubinskaya Oblast’5.797,036Aktobe Aktobe500,757
Astana Astana6.835,153Astana Astana345,604
Atyrau Atyraū Oblysy7.556,388Atyrau Atyrau290,700
Baikonur Baikonur8.36,175Baikonur Baikonur70,000
Batys Qazaqstan West Kazakhstan9.618,261Oral Oral330,000
East Kazakhstan East Kazakhstan10.1,464,269Ust-Kamenogorsk Ust-Kamenogorsk319,067
Jetisu Region Jetisu Region11.-Taldykorgan Taldykorgan116,558
Karaganda Qaraghandy Oblysy12.1,363,638Karagandy Karagandy497,777
Mangghystau Mangistauskaya Oblast’13.596,706Shevchenko Shevchenko147,443
North Kazakhstan North Kazakhstan14.579,403Petropavl Petropavl200,920
Pavlodar Region Pavlodar Region15.755,640Pavlodar Pavlodar329,002
Qostanay Qostanay Oblysy16.880,227Kostanay Kostanay210,000
Qyzylorda Qyzylorda Oblysy17.727,990Kyzylorda Kyzylorda354,800
Shymkent Shymkent18.1,000,000Shymkent Shymkent1,200,000
South Kazakhstan Turkistan19.2,894,800Turkestan Turkestan227,098
Ulytau Region Ulytau Region20.221,014Zhezqazghan Zhezqazghan104,357
Zhambyl Zhambyl Oblysy21.1,071,645Taraz Taraz358,153