List of cities in Kazakhstan

This is a list of cities with more than 50,000 people in Kazakhstan. The names of many places have been changed during the last century, sometimes more than once. Wherever possible, the old names have been included and linked to the new ones.


 Insignia Name English  Name Kazakh  Previous name City since 1979 1989 1999recent accounts (2008) Status  Province 30px|center Aktau  Shevchenko 1963 110575 159245 143396 180373 2 Mangystau Province 30px|center Aktobe  Aktubinsk 1880 190569 253532 253088 285507 2 Aktobe Province 30px|center Almaty  Verniy, Верный, Alma-Ata, Алма́-Ата́ 1867 909644 1127884 1129356 1328362 1 Capital 1929 - 1997   30px|center Arkalyk  1965 47963 62367 45700 56614 4 Kostanay Province 30px|center Astana  Akmola, Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Nur-Sultan 1831 233638 277365 312965 389189 1 Capital  30px|center Atyrau  Guryev 1885 130916 149261 142497 158308 2 Atyrau province 30px|center Baikonur    Lenninsk  1969  7470060200 59452 1 30px|center  Balkhash      1937 78145 86742 81100 86897 3  Karagandy Province30px|centerEkibastuz1957658711350061372001581653Pavlodar Province 30px|center Karaganda       1934 571877 507318 436864 451800 2  Karagandy Province 30px|center  Kentau     195562991 63784 58100 60799 4  South Kazakhstan Province 30px|center  Kokshetau     Kokchetav 1862 103162 135424 123389 132753 2  Akmola Province 30px|center Kostanay    Kustanay  1893 164500 223558 221429 249395 2  Kostanay Province30px|centerKyzylorda18671561281504251573641829292Kyzylorda Province 30px|center Oral    Uralsk 1613 167352 199522 212900 255489 2  West Kazakhstan Province 30px|center Oskemen    Ust'-Kamenogorsk  1868 274287 322221 310950 344421 2  East Kazakhstan Province30px|center Pavlodar    1861 272895 329681 320400 3548092  Pavlodar Province30px|center Petropavl   Petropavlovsk  1807 206559 239606 216300 208547 2  North Kazakhstan Province 30px|center Ridder     1934 68135 68730 56269 54252 3  East Kazakhstan Province 30px|center  Saran     1954 54878 63900 48500 49082 3  Karagandy Province 30px|center  Satbayev     1973 48700 59343 62900 73874 3  Karagandy Province30px|center  Semey    Alash-kala, Semipalatinsk  1782 282574 317112 292500 312136 3  East Kazakhstan Province30px|centerShakhtinsk1961503826560054800547483Karagandy Province 30px|center  Shuchinsk     1939  55500 47900 50128 4  Akmola Province30px|centerShymkentChimkentmiddle ages3215353800913902004545832South Kazakhstan ProvinceStepnogorsk1964467006330050900477053Akmola Province30px|centerTaldykorgan1944879481186231071001147282Almaty Province30px|centerTarazTalas, Zhambyl, Aulie-Ataancient2637933039613301253982332Jambyl Province30px|centerTemirtau19452130262135511818001795203Karagandy Province30px|centerTurkistanancient6674177692876001096733South Kazakhstan ProvinceZhanaozenNoviy Uzen'1968340004830051100607963Mangystau Province30px|centerJezkazganDzhezkazgan1954892001070531034001121543Karagandy Province

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