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Kazakhstan — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Kazakhstan had an estimated population of 14,757,767 in 2005, with 362 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Kazakhstan today — population now 18,276,499, against 14,757,767 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Almati1,342,347

Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 362)

#PlaceRegionPopulation (2005)
1AlmatyAlmaty1,204,762
2ShymkentOņtüstik Ķazaķstan414,032
3QaragandyQaragandy413,539
4TarazTaraz358,153
5AstanaAqmola345,604
6PavlodarPavlodar329,002
7ÖskemenŞıgıs Ķazaķstan319,067
8SemeyŞıgıs Ķazaķstan292,780
9AqtöbeAqtöbe262,457
10QostanayQostanay230,271
11OralBatıs Ķazaķstan230,194
12PetropavlSoltüstik Ķazaķstan200,920
13TemirtaūQaragandy172,800
14AkmechetAkmechet166,217
15AktaūMaņķıstau165,507
16AtyrauAtyrau146,433
17ÈkibastuzPavlodar144,088
18KökşetaūAqmola124,444
19RūdnıQostanay117,939
20TaldıķorğanAlmaty107,736
21ZhezkazganQaragandy104,357
22TürkistanOņtüstik Ķazaķstan97,360
23BalkhashQaragandy81,364
24SarķandAlmaty76,919
25NikolskiyQaragandy66,897
26KentaūOņtüstik Ķazaķstan57,408
27LeninogorskSoltüstik Ķazaķstan57,202
28ZhanaozenMaņķıstau54,884
29ArķalıķQostanay53,839
30RiddirŞıgıs Ķazaķstan52,664
31ShakhtinskQaragandy52,635
32ShuchinskSoltüstik Ķazaķstan47,290
33StepnogorskAqmola46,736
34SaraņQaragandy46,595
35ZyryanovskŞıgıs Ķazaķstan44,929
36AksuPavlodar44,808
37ZhitikaraQostanay43,104
38TalğarAlmaty42,194
39ĶapşagayAlmaty42,167
40KulsaryAtyrau41,108
41ShuTaraz39,785
42AtysOņtüstik Ķazaķstan38,684
43ĶarataūTaraz37,881
44ArysOņtüstik Ķazaķstan36,285
45AytekeAkmechet35,883
46AbayQaragandy35,454
47AksayBatıs Ķazaķstan34,799
48AtbasarAqmola34,797
49ZharkentAlmaty34,422
50ZhanatasTaraz33,492
51AyagozŞıgıs Ķazaķstan33,479
52LisakovskQostanay33,457
53AralskAkmechet33,017
54KarasayAlmaty30,485
55ShieliAkmechet29,832
56ShalkarAqtöbe29,666
57ZhetysayOņtüstik Ķazaķstan29,257
58OktyabrskAqtöbe28,196
59EsikAlmaty26,447
60AksuOņtüstik Ķazaķstan26,115
61ChardaraOņtüstik Ķazaķstan25,356
62SaryagashOņtüstik Ķazaķstan25,139
63KhromtauAqtöbe23,715
64UzynagashAlmaty22,712
65TekeliAlmaty22,468
66KordayTaraz22,047
67ZhanakorganAkmechet21,339
68LengerOņtüstik Ķazaķstan21,238
69BoraldayAlmaty20,996
70UshtobeAlmaty20,492
71ShemonaikhaŞıgıs Ķazaķstan20,087
72DzhusalyAkmechet20,065
73BalykshiAtyrau19,260
74ChunzhaAlmaty18,776
75EmbaAqtöbe18,760
76RyskulovOņtüstik Ķazaķstan18,421
77MakinskAqmola17,711
78ZaysanŞıgıs Ķazaķstan17,600
79EnergeticheskiyAlmaty17,463
80MangystauMaņķıstau17,178
81ZatobolskQostanay16,992
82AkkolAqmola16,773
83FabrichniyAlmaty16,656
84TasbugetAkmechet16,455
85ToleTaraz16,335
86ĶarabulaķAlmaty16,252
87UsharalAlmaty16,050
88MerkeTaraz15,934
89MikhaylovkaTaraz15,132
90UrdzharŞıgıs Ķazaķstan14,826
91LeninskoyeOņtüstik Ķazaķstan14,737
92BeyneuMaņķıstau14,245
93AlgaAqtöbe14,228
94ZhalagashAkmechet14,226
95EreymentauAqmola14,169
96MakatAtyrau14,082
97SaryozekAlmaty13,930
98DerzhavinskAqmola13,856
99KarazhalQaragandy13,807
100EsilQostanay13,504
101ZachaganskBatıs Ķazaķstan13,345
102ShakhanQaragandy13,273
103InderborskiyAtyrau13,254
104AtasūQaragandy13,184
105KurchatovŞıgıs Ķazaķstan13,151
106KrasnoarmeyskSoltüstik Ķazaķstan13,148
107KulanTaraz13,128
108NauryzOņtüstik Ķazaķstan13,003
109IlyichOņtüstik Ķazaķstan12,895
110ZhansugurovAlmaty12,416
111TemirlanovkaOņtüstik Ķazaķstan12,245
112ToretamAkmechet12,103
113TyulkubasOņtüstik Ķazaķstan12,028
114KurykMaņķıstau11,836
115ShetpeMaņķıstau11,836
116KirovskiyAlmaty11,810
117ShubarkudukAqtöbe11,733
118ZhetybayMaņķıstau11,731
119ZhayremQaragandy11,670
120SerebryanskŞıgıs Ķazaķstan11,479
121KirovskiyOņtüstik Ķazaķstan11,378
122GlubokoeŞıgıs Ķazaķstan11,192
123MoyynkumTaraz10,923
124ChulakkurganOņtüstik Ķazaķstan10,836
125ĶaracalQaragandy10,702
126TengaMaņķıstau10,684
127MomyshulyTaraz10,623
128LugovoyTaraz10,422
129KacharQostanay10,285
130KantagiOņtüstik Ķazaķstan10,186
131KegenAlmaty9,993
132AķtaūQaragandy9,977
133BelousovkaŞıgıs Ķazaķstan9,948
134AktasQaragandy9,888
135BulaevoSoltüstik Ķazaķstan9,886
136KomsomoletsQostanay9,838
137GeorgiyevkaTaraz9,821
138OytalTaraz9,821
139SlavyankaOņtüstik Ķazaķstan9,752
140AgadyrQaragandy9,710
141TerenozekAkmechet9,661
142AuliekolQostanay9,659
143BorovskoyQostanay9,659
144KomsomolskiyQostanay9,569
145ChayanOņtüstik Ķazaķstan9,536
146DossorAtyrau9,526
147PervomayskiyŞıgıs Ķazaķstan9,470
148SolnechniyPavlodar9,406
149ZhezkazganQaragandy9,353
150MamlyūtkaSoltüstik Ķazaķstan9,328
151IrtyshykPavlodar9,216
152SharŞıgıs Ķazaķstan9,087
153ShaulderOņtüstik Ķazaķstan8,994
154KachiryPavlodar8,931
155SherbaktyPavlodar8,931
156SaksaulskiyAkmechet8,918
157ĶaratonAtyrau8,905
158MakhambetAtyrau8,905
159ZhezkentŞıgıs Ķazaķstan8,896
160SergeyevkaSoltüstik Ķazaķstan8,845
161KurchumŞıgıs Ķazaķstan8,800
162ToparQaragandy8,730
163DerkulBatıs Ķazaķstan8,726
164ShubarshiAqtöbe8,651
165LeninskiyPavlodar8,646
166AķsūAqmola8,543
167AssaTaraz8,418
168GanyushkinoAtyrau8,387
169FyodorovkaQostanay8,317
170DzhanybekBatıs Ķazaķstan8,212
171KarkaralinskQaragandy8,195
172ZhaksykylyshAkmechet8,068
173KushmurunQostanay8,049
174PervomayskiyAlmaty7,874
175MartukAqtöbe7,756
176ChapaevskBatıs Ķazaķstan7,724
177MaykainPavlodar7,695
178BayganinAqtöbe7,657
179ArshalyAqmola7,501
180BolshenarymskoeŞıgıs Ķazaķstan7,365
181KaragaylyQaragandy7,305
182OsakarovkaQaragandy7,305
183BestobeAqmola7,189
184TobolQostanay7,155
185ZerendaAqmola7,084
186KievkaQaragandy7,037
187KamenkaBatıs Ķazaķstan6,980
188ShortandyAqmola6,980
189BakanasAlmaty6,965
190ZholymbetAqmola6,876
191ZhumyskerAtyrau6,834
192SastobeOņtüstik Ķazaķstan6,827
193AmankaragayQostanay6,797
194KishkenekolSoltüstik Ķazaķstan6,779
195BorovoeAqmola6,772
196AksuatŞıgıs Ķazaķstan6,696
197TugylŞıgıs Ķazaķstan6,696
198MolodyozhniyQaragandy6,681
199KazalinskAkmechet6,582
200LeninskoyeQostanay6,529
201AstrakhankaAqmola6,459
202GvardeyskiyTaraz6,414
203ZhezdyQaragandy6,414
204ZhympityBatıs Ķazaķstan6,262
205ChingirlauBatıs Ķazaķstan6,218
206MiyalyAtyrau6,213
207AmangeldyQostanay6,171
208BalkashinoAqmola6,147
209Ust-TalovkaŞıgıs Ķazaķstan6,122
210NovoishimskiySoltüstik Ķazaķstan6,062
211ZavodskoyAqmola6,043
212Novaya BukhtarmaŞıgıs Ķazaķstan6,026
213KyzylsayMaņķıstau5,970
214UilAqtöbe5,966
215DzhangalaBatıs Ķazaķstan5,954
216BorodulikhaŞıgıs Ķazaķstan5,931
217AkkistauAtyrau5,799
218SmirnovoSoltüstik Ķazaķstan5,742
219UlyanovskiyQaragandy5,701
220BayanaulPavlodar5,700
221BatamshinskiyAqtöbe5,668
222AsubulakŞıgıs Ķazaķstan5,644
223AchisayOņtüstik Ķazaķstan5,635
224KorgalzhynAqmola5,626
225ShantobeAqmola5,626
226AksuPavlodar5,510
227PeresnovkaSoltüstik Ķazaķstan5,503
228KarmystyQostanay5,455
229BishkulSoltüstik Ķazaķstan5,423
230KalkamanPavlodar5,415
231LepsyAlmaty5,350
232FyodorovkaBatıs Ķazaķstan5,338
233TurgayQostanay5,277
234KaraulŞıgıs Ķazaķstan5,261
235ZhelezinkaPavlodar5,225
236Fort-ShevchenkoMaņķıstau5,213
237KonyratQaragandy5,167
238NovodolinskiyQaragandy5,167
239KokpektyŞıgıs Ķazaķstan5,165
240UlbaŞıgıs Ķazaķstan5,165
241ShulbinskŞıgıs Ķazaķstan5,070
242ZhaksyAqmola5,001
243AktogayŞıgıs Ķazaķstan4,974
244YavlenkaSoltüstik Ķazaķstan4,945
245AktogayPavlodar4,940
246UspenkaPavlodar4,940
247StepnyakAqmola4,928
248DenisovkaQostanay4,919
249DokuchaevkaQostanay4,919
250AkchatauQaragandy4,899
251ShidertyPavlodar4,845
252KaztalovkaBatıs Ķazaķstan4,825
253SaykhinBatıs Ķazaķstan4,825
254MirniyTaraz4,810
255Aksu-AyulyQaragandy4,721
256IrgizAqtöbe4,673
257KomsomolskiyAqtöbe4,574
258DolinkaQaragandy4,543
259SayakQaragandy4,543
260KhobdaAqtöbe4,475
261ZhangiztobeŞıgıs Ķazaķstan4,400
262SaryshaganQaragandy4,365
263PokrovkaAlmaty4,341
264AkkolAtyrau4,245
265AuezovŞıgıs Ķazaķstan4,209
266VerkhneberyozovskiyŞıgıs Ķazaķstan4,209
267TimiryazevoSoltüstik Ķazaķstan4,147
268MatayAlmaty4,139
269BolshayaŞıgıs Ķazaķstan4,113
270TokaryovkaQaragandy4,098
271MunayshiMaņķıstau4,085
272SarykamysAtyrau4,038
273TurlanovkaOņtüstik Ķazaķstan4,009
274PeremetnoeBatıs Ķazaķstan4,003
275KushokyQaragandy3,920
276ShalkiyaAkmechet3,822
277EgindykolAqmola3,751
278AktogayQaragandy3,741
279UlkenAlmaty3,735
280KrasnogorskiyAqmola3,646
281KoktobePavlodar3,610
282BurlinBatıs Ķazaķstan3,593
283KaratobeBatıs Ķazaķstan3,593
284OktyabrskiyQostanay3,577
285AkzhalQaragandy3,563
286ShashubayQaragandy3,563
287BrlikTaraz3,507
288YuzhniyQaragandy3,474
289ZaozyorniyAqmola3,438
290LebyazhyePavlodar3,420
291BautinoMaņķıstau3,247
292KarasuQostanay3,220
293MolodyozhniyŞıgıs Ķazaķstan3,157
294TaranovskoeQostanay3,130
295TalshikSoltüstik Ķazaķstan3,111
296NovoishimskayaSoltüstik Ķazaķstan3,031
297KrugloozernoeBatıs Ķazaķstan2,977
298TroebratskiyQostanay2,951
299SeyfullinQaragandy2,940
300KosshagylAtyrau2,899

Administrative divisions, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Almaty2,714,972
2Oņtüstik Ķazaķstan2,141,925
3Şıgıs Ķazaķstan1,464,269
4Qaragandy1,257,284
5Aqmola1,203,273
6Taraz986,038
7Qostanay911,822
8Pavlodar765,780
9Aqtöbe678,939
10Batıs Ķazaķstan634,012
11Akmechet633,093
12Soltüstik Ķazaķstan578,981
13Atyrau455,504
14Maņķıstau331,875

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.