Map of Zhitikara, Kazakhstan

Zhitikara is a city in Kostanay, Kazakhstan, with a population of about 43,104. It lies at 52.1902°N, 61.1989°E. Zhitikara is about 715 km (444 mi) west of Astana, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lisakovsk, 97 km to the northeast.

Zhitikara at a glance

Where is Zhitikara?

• The 35th largest city in Kazakhstan by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Kostanay on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 42 min on the shortest day to 16 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Zhitikara

• Lisakovsk — 97 km northeast
• Rudnyy — 156 km northeast
• Sibay — 181 km west, Russia
• Magnitogorsk — 199 km northwest, Russia
• Kostanay — 199 km northeast
• Gay — 205 km west, Russia
• Orsk — 212 km southwest, Russia
• Troitsk — 214 km north, Russia
• Novotroitsk — 226 km southwest, Russia
• Yuzhnoural’sk — 250 km north, Russia

Largest cities in Kostanay

• Kostanay — 210,000
• Rudnyy — 124,000
• Arkalyk — 42,000
• Lisakovsk — 40,000

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.