Map of Saran, Kazakhstan

Saran is a city in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, with a population of about 42,552. It lies at 49.8025°N, 72.8319°E. Saran is about 182 km (113 mi) southeast of Astana, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Abay, 19 km to the south.

Saran at a glance

Where is Saran?

• The 36th largest city in Kazakhstan by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Karaganda on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 06 min on the shortest day to 16 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Saran

• Abay — 19 km south
• Karagandy — 19 km east
• Shakhtinsk — 20 km southwest
• Temirtau — 29 km north
• Astana — 182 km northwest
• Ekibastuz — 276 km northeast
• Stepnogorsk — 291 km north
• Balqash — 365 km southeast
• Aksu — 380 km northeast
• Atbasar — 385 km northwest

Largest cities in Karaganda

• Karagandy — 497,777
• Temirtau — 170,600
• Balqash — 81,364
• Shakhtinsk — 41,602
• Abay — 35,454

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.