Almaty Region

**Almaty** (, _Almatı oblısı_, _الماتى وبلىسى_; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. Capital of this region is Taldykorgan, which has a population of 123,000. Population of the region: 1,807,894 (2009); 1,557,269 (1999).

## Geography

Almaty Region is the province which surrounds the city of Almaty. The province borders Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang (East Turkestan) autonomous province in China. The province also touches three other Kazakh provinces: Jambyl Province to the west, Karagandy Province to the northwest and East Kazakhstan Province to the north. Almaty Province has an area of 224,000 square kilometres.

## History

**Alma-Ata Province**,  the predecessor of today's Almaty Province, was created from the historical region of Zhetysu on March 10, 1932. Its capital was Alma-Ata (Almaty). Several times during the Soviet period, the north-eastern part of the province, centered on Taldykorgan, was separated from Alma-Ata Province, forming a separate **Taldy-Kurgan Province**, only to be merged into Alma-Ata Province again several years later.

In April 2001 the administrative center of Almaty Province was moved from Almaty to Taldykorgan. Thus Taldykorgan has become a provincial capital again - this time without splitting a province.

## Demographics

In the 1989 census (excepting Alma-Ata)
Kazakhs 54.2%
Russians 28.6%
Uigurs 7.8%
Others 9.4% .

In the 1999 census (excepting Almaty)
Kazakhs 66.4%
Russians 23.8%
Uigurs 7.0%
Others 4.6% .

In the 2009 census (excepting Almaty)
Kazakhs 68.2%
Russians 22.8%
Uigurs 6.2%
Other 3.8%

## Sights

- Besqaynar - Ski resorts located 1500 metres above sea level
- Tamgaly - a World Heritage Site (petroglyphs)
- Charyn Canyon - Charyn National Park
- Talgar - a region where the Issyk kurgan is located
- Medeo - one of the most famous ice rinks in the world
- Dostyk - a point of entry from China to Kazakhstan
- Kapchagay Dam on the Ili River

## Other websites

- Official regional website

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Almaty Region
- **native name**: Алматы облысы
Алматинская область
- **settlement type**: Province
- **image skyline**: Yurt in Tekeli.JPG
- **image shield**: Алматы облысы герб.png
- **image map**: Almaty (province) in Kazakhstan.svg
- **map caption**: Map of Kazakhstan, location of Almaty Province highlighted
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: Kazakhstan
- **blank name sec1**: Districts of Kazakhstan, Districts
- **blank info sec1**: 16
- **blank1 name sec1**: List of cities in Kazakhstan, Cities
- **blank1 info sec1**: 10
- **blank2 name sec1**: Townships
- **blank2 info sec1**: 15
- **blank3 name sec1**: Villages
- **blank3 info sec1**: 769
- **seat**: Taldykorgan
- **seat type**: Capital (political), Capital
- **leader title**: Akim
- **leader name**: Ansar Musakhanov
- **area total km2**: 223924
- **timezone1**: East
- **utc offset1**: +6
- **timezone1 dst**: not observed
- **utc offset1 dst**: +6
- **postal code type**: Postal codes
- **postal code**: 040000
- **area code type**: Area codes
- **area code**: +7 (727), +7 (728)
- **population total**: 1949837
- **population as of**: 2013-02-01
- **population density km2**: auto
- **iso code**: KZ-ALM
- **registration plate**: 05, B