Provinces of Kazakhstan
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Template:Cleanup-date Image:Kazakhstan provinces numbered english.png Kazakhstan is divided into 14 provinces oblystar (singular - oblys) and three cities (qalalar, singular - qala), indicated with asterisks:
- Almaty
- Almaty*
- Aqmola
- Aqtöbe
- Astana*
- Atyrau
- Baikonur* (Bayqonyr)
- East Kazakhstan (Shyghys Qazaqstan)
- Mangghystau
- North Kazakhstan (Soltustik Qazaqstan)
- Pavlodar
- Qaraghandy
- Qostanay
- Qyzylorda
- South Kazakhstan (Ongtüstik Qazaqstan)
- West Kazakhstan (Batys Qazaqstan)
- Zhambyl
Statistics:
| Province | Capital | Population | Area (km.²) | ISO 3166-2 Code | Russian Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | Taldykorgan | 860,000 | 224,000 | KZ-ALM | Алматинская область |
| Aqmola | Kokshetau | 829,000 | 121,400 | KZ-AKM | Акмолинская область |
| Aqtöbe | Aqtöbe | 661,000 | 300,600 | KZ-AKT | Актюбинская область |
| Atyrau | Atyraū | 380,000 | 118,600 | KZ-ATY | Атыpауская область |
| Batys Qazaqstan | Oral | 599,000 | 151,300 | KZ-ZAP | Западно-Казахстанская область |
| Mangghystau | Aqtau | 316,847 | 165,600 | KZ-MAN | Мангистауская |
| Ongtüstik Qazaqstan | Shymkent | 1,644,000 | 118,600 | KZ-YUZ | Южно-Казахстанская область |
| Pavlodar | Pavlodar | 851,000 | 124,800 | KZ-PAV | Павлодарская область |
| Qaraghandy | Qaraghandy | 1,287,000 | 428,000 | KZ-KAR | Карагандинская область |
| Qostanay | Qostanay | 975,000 | 196,000 | KZ-KUS | Кустанайская область |
| Qyzylorda | Qyzylorda | 590,000 | 226,000 | KZ-KZY | Кызылординская область |
| Shyghys Qazaqstan | Öskemen | 897,000 | 283,300 | KZ-VOS | Восточно-Казахстанская область |
| Soltustik Qazaqstan | Petropavl | 586,000 | 123,200 | KZ-SEV | Севеpо-Казахстанская область |
| Zhambyl | Taraz | 962,000 | 144,000 | KZ-ZHA | Жамбылская область |
Note: in 1995 the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the Bayqongyr (Baykonur) space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr (formerly Leninsk).
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Sources
(Russian Wikipedia article on Kazakhstan) GeoHiveko:카자흐스탄의 행정 구역 nl:Deelgebieden van Kazachstan pt:Subdivisões do Cazaquistão uk:Адміністративний поділ Казахстану