Map of Kazakhstan
This page shows 52 cities in Kazakhstan on an interactive map. The largest city by recorded population is Almaty (1,977,011), and the capital is Astana. Select any city for its own map, coordinates, local time and nearby places.
Kazakhstan facts
- Capital
- Astana
- Largest city
- Almaty 1,977,011
- Continent
- Asia
- Area
- 2,717,300 km² (1,049,155 sq mi)
- Neighbouring countries
- Turkmenistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Russia
- Currency
- Tenge (KZT)
- Calling code
- +7
- Internet domain
- .kz
- Time zones
- 7 (Asia/Almaty, Asia/Aqtau, Asia/Aqtobe, Asia/Atyrau…)
Largest cities in Kazakhstan
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almaty | Almaty | 1,977,011 |
| 2 | Astana | Astana | 1,544,142 |
| 3 | Shymkent | Shymkent | 1,200,000 |
| 4 | Aktobe | Aktobe | 500,757 |
| 5 | Karagandy | Karaganda | 497,777 |
| 6 | Taraz | Zhambyl | 358,153 |
| 7 | Kyzylorda | Kyzylorda | 354,800 |
| 8 | Oral | West Kazakhstan | 330,000 |
| 9 | Pavlodar | Pavlodar Region | 329,002 |
| 10 | Ust-Kamenogorsk | East Kazakhstan | 319,067 |
| 11 | Semey | Abai Region | 292,780 |
| 12 | Atyrau | Atyrau Oblisi | 290,700 |
| 13 | Turkestan | Turkistan | 227,098 |
| 14 | Kostanay | Kostanay | 210,000 |
| 15 | Petropavl | North Kazakhstan | 200,920 |
| 16 | Temirtau | Karaganda | 170,600 |
| 17 | Kokshetau | Aqmola | 150,649 |
| 18 | Shevchenko | Mangystau | 147,443 |
| 19 | Rudnyy | Kostanay | 124,000 |
| 20 | Ekibastuz | Pavlodar Region | 121,470 |
Cities in Kazakhstan by region
Karaganda (6)
Karagandy, Temirtau, Balqash, Saran, Shakhtinsk, Abay
Kostanay (5)
Kostanay, Rudnyy, Zhitikara, Arkalyk, Lisakovsk
Aqmola (4)
Kokshetau, Shchuchinsk, Stepnogorsk, Atbasar
Turkistan (4)
Turkestan, Kentau, Zhetysay, Arys
Zhambyl (4)
Taraz, Shu, Karatau, Zhangatas
East Kazakhstan (3)
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Ridder, Altay
Pavlodar Region (3)
Zhetysu Region (3)
Taldykorgan, Sarqant, Zharkent
Abai Region (2)
Almaty Region (2)
Atyrau Oblisi (2)
Kyzylorda (2)
Mangystau (2)
Ulytau Region (2)
West Kazakhstan (2)
Aktobe (1)
Almaty (1)
Astana (1)
Baikonur (1)
North Kazakhstan (1)
Shymkent (1)
All 52 cities in Kazakhstan
- Taldykorgan — 116,558
- Zhezqazghan — 104,357
- Zhanaozen — 103,598
- Balqash — 81,364
- Sarqant — 76,919
- Baikonur — 70,000
- Satpayev — 69,782
- Kentau — 57,408
- Ridder — 52,664
- Qulsary — 51,216
- Shchuchinsk — 47,290
- Stepnogorsk — 46,736
- Altay — 44,929
- Aksu — 44,808
- Zhitikara — 43,104
- Saran — 42,552
- Talghar — 42,194
- Konayev — 42,167
- Arkalyk — 42,000
- Shakhtinsk — 41,602
- Lisakovsk — 40,000
- Shu — 39,785
- Karatau — 37,881
- Zhetysay — 36,494
- Arys — 36,285
- Novokazalinsk — 35,883
- Abay — 35,454
- Aqsay — 34,799
- Atbasar — 34,797
- Zharkent — 34,422
- Zhangatas — 33,492
- Ayagoz — 33,479
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Country facts from GeoNames countryInfo. 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.