Map of Petropavl, Kazakhstan

Petropavl is the administrative centre of North Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, with a population of about 200,920. It lies at 54.8667°N, 69.1500°E. Petropavl is about 438 km (272 mi) north of Astana, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ishim, 140 km to the north.

Petropavl at a glance

Where is Petropavl?

• The 15th largest city in Kazakhstan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 12 min on the shortest day to 17 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Petropavl

• Ishim — 140 km north, Russia
• Kokshetau — 177 km south
• Shchuchinsk — 225 km south
• Kurgan — 251 km west, Russia
• Yalutorovsk — 267 km northwest, Russia
• Omsk — 270 km east, Russia
• Stepnogorsk — 333 km southeast
• Tyumen — 339 km northwest, Russia
• Atbasar — 344 km south
• Tobolsk — 374 km north, Russia

Largest cities in Kazakhstan

• Almaty — 1,977,011
• Astana — 1,544,142
• Shymkent — 1,200,000
• Aktobe — 500,757
• Karagandy — 497,777
• Taraz — 358,153
• Kyzylorda — 354,800
• Oral — 330,000
• Pavlodar — 329,002
• Ust-Kamenogorsk — 319,067

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.