Cities and urban areas in Kazakhstan with population over 100,000]
[POPULATION data has been updated here]
Copyright Rhett Butler 2003

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


Urban Area RankCity Pop RankCityCountryCity PopulationUrban Area Population
322252AlmatyKazakhstan10663001199100
919745KaragandaKazakhstan412500412500
1057932ChimkentKazakhstan340000340000
11321023Taraz (Dzhambul)Kazakhstan311700311700
11701069PavlodarKazakhstan299800299800
11911095AstanaKazakhstan293800293800
11921096OskemenKazakhstan293600293600
13481272Semey (Semipalatinsk)Kazakhstan254500254500
14201352AqtobeKazakhstan239000239000
15231467QostanayKazakhstan223400223400
16671626PetropavlKazakhstan202600202600
18241790OralKazakhstan184500184500
20522027TemirtauKazakhstan161000161000
21602139Akmechet (Kyzyl-Orda)Kazakhstan152100152100
24002384AqtauKazakhstan135400135400
24152400AtyrauKazakhstan134500134500
25352519EkibastuzKazakhstan126900126900
26152599KoksetauKazakhstan122800122800
28862871RudniKazakhstan110500110500


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POPULATION data has been updated here