Cities and urban areas in Central Asia with population over 100,000, sorted by City Population
[Source: UN]

Copyright Rhett Butler 2003

The table below includes cities with populations exceeding 100 000 people. All figures are estimates for 2002.

Further information on rainforests and other reference material is available.

POPULATION data has been updated here

Largest Cities in Central Asia

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City Country City Population Urban Area Population Urban Area Rank [World] City Pop Rank [World] Urban Area Rank [Asia] City Pop Rank [Asia] Tashkent Uzbekistan 2150000 3394200 93 95 45 55 Kabul Afghanistan 2142300 2142300 170 96 79 56 Yerevan Armenia 1258000 1444500 265 186 118 100 Baku Azerbaijan 1228500 2071600 174 196 82 104 Almaty Kazakhstan 1066300 1199100 322 252 148 135 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan 808900 808900 511 340 231 182 Ashqabat Turkménistan 696900 696900 599 409 271 217 Dushanbe Tajikistan 580800 804700 513 496 233 258 Namangan Uzbekistan 422700 571200 710 726 323 384 Karaganda Kazakhstan 412500 412500 919 745 455 392 Samarkand Uzbekistan 373400 519000 784 832 368 437 Andizhan Uzbekistan 348300 524200 776 903 364 467 Chimkent Kazakhstan 340000 340000 1057 932 522 481 Kandahar Afghanistan 339200 339200 1060 935 523 482 Taraz (Dzhambul) Kazakhstan 311700 311700 1132 1023 559 521 Pavlodar Kazakhstan 299800 299800 1170 1069 580 546 Giandzha Azerbaijan 294700 294700 1185 1088 588 556 Astana Kazakhstan 293800 293800 1191 1095 593 562 Oskemen Kazakhstan 293600 293600 1192 1096 594 563 Sumgait Azerbaijan 279200 279200 1246 1155 621 592 Bukhara Uzbekistan 268000 268000 1286 1201 643 615 Semey (Semipalatinsk) Kazakhstan 254500 254500 1348 1272 675 651 Nukus Uzbekistan 254200 254200 1349 1273 676 652 Mazar-I-Sharif Afghanistan 239800 239800 1416 1348 712 689 Aqtobe Kazakhstan 239000 239000 1420 1352 715 692 Turkmenabat Turkménistan 234700 234700 1444 1379 730 707 Qostanay Kazakhstan 223400 223400 1523 1467 772 753 Osh Kyrgyzstan 221300 221300 1538 1484 777 759 Qarsi Uzbekistan 220900 220900 1541 1487 779 761 Farghona Uzbekistan 216200 493900 831 1512 402 779 Kukon Uzbekistan 209400 209400 1613 1567 823 810 Petropavl Kazakhstan 202600 202600 1667 1626 845 836 Charikar Afghanistan 196700 196700 1714 1676 862 854 Oral Kazakhstan 184500 184500 1824 1790 899 891 Dashkovuz Turkménistan 184400 184400 1827 1793 900 892 Urgench Uzbekistan 168900 168900 1971 1942 959 953 Herat Afghanistan 166600 166600 1995 1969 971 966 Temirtau Kazakhstan 161000 161000 2052 2027 1000 995 Zhizaq Uzbekistan 160600 160600 2058 2034 1001 996 Jalalabad Afghanistan 158800 158800 2075 2052 1009 1004 Angren Uzbekistan 157500 157500 2091 2068 1015 1010 Khujand Tajikistan 154000 154000 2136 2114 1038 1033 Akmechet (Kyzyl-Orda) Kazakhstan 152100 152100 2160 2139 1050 1046 Vanadzor Armenia 147500 147500 2217 2198 1071 1068 Navoi Uzbekistan 144500 144500 2266 2248 1092 1089 Aqtau Kazakhstan 135400 135400 2400 2384 1153 1151 Atyrau Kazakhstan 134500 134500 2415 2400 1159 1158 Olmaliq Uzbekistan 132300 132300 2449 2434 1176 1175 Termez Uzbekistan 128300 128300 2509 2493 1199 1198 Ekibastuz Kazakhstan 126900 126900 2535 2519 1210 1209 Mary Turkménistan 125300 125300 2570 2554 1225 1224 Gyumri Armenia 125000 125000 2574 2558 1227 1226 Koksetau Kazakhstan 122800 122800 2615 2599 1242 1241 Rudni Kazakhstan 110500 110500 2886 2871 1350 1349 Bekobod Uzbekistan 100500 100500 3149 3135 1452 1451