The following is a list of cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants in Kazakhstan.
Name English | Name Kazakh | Previous name | City since | recent accounts (2008) | Province |
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Aktau | Ақтау | Shevchenko | 1963 | 180373 | Mangystau Province |
Aktobe | Ақтөбе | Aktubinsk | 1880 | 285507 | Aktobe Province |
Almaty | Алматы | 1867 | 1328362 | ||
Arkalyk | Арқалық | 1965 | 56614 | Kostanay Province | |
Astana | Астана | Akmola, Akmolinsk, Tselinograd | 1831 | 389189 | Capital |
Atyrau | Атырау | Guryev | 1885 | 158308 | Atyrau province |
Baikonur | Байқоңыр | Lenninsk | 1969 | 59452 | |
Balqash | Балқаш | 1937 | 86897 | Karagandy Province | |
Zhezkazgan | Жезқазған | Dzhezkazgan | 1954 | 112154 | Karagandy Province |
Karagandy | Қарағанды | 1934 | 451800 | Karagandy Province | |
Kentau | Кентау | 1955 | 60799 | South Kazakhstan Province | |
Kyzylorda | Қызылорда | 1867 | 182929 | Kyzylorda Province | |
Kokshetau | Көкшетау | Kokchetav | 1862 | 132753 | Akmola Province |
Kostanay | Қостанай | Kustanay | 1893 | 249395 | Kostanay Province |
Zhanaozen | Жаңаөзен | Noviy Uzen' | 1968 | 60796 | Mangystau Province |
Pavlodar | Павлодар | 1861 | 354809 | Pavlodar Province | |
Petropavl | Петропавл | Petropavlovsk | 1807 | 208547 | North Kazakhstan Province |
Ridder | Риддер | 1934 | 54252 | East Kazakhstan Province | |
Saran | Сараң | 1954 | 49082 | Karagandy Province | |
Satpayev | Сәтбаев | 1973 | 73874 | Karagandy Province | |
Semey | Семей | Semipalatinsk | 1782 | 312136 | East Kazakhstan Province |
Stepnogorsk | Степногорск | 1964 | 47705 | Akmola Province | |
Taldykorgan | Талдықорған | 1944 | 114728 | Almaty Province | |
Taraz | Тараз | Talas, Zhambyl, Aulie-Ata | ancient | 398233 | Jambyl Province |
Temirtau | Теміртау | 1945 | 179520 | Karagandy Province | |
Turkistan | Түркістан | ancient | 109673 | South Kazakhstan Province | |
Oral | Орал | Uralsk | 1613 | 255489 | West Kazakhstan Province |
Oskemen | Өскемен | Ust'-Kamenogorsk | 1868 | 344421 | East Kazakhstan Province |
Shymkent | Шымкент | Chimkent | middle ages | 454583 | South Kazakhstan Province |
Shahtinsk | Шахтинск | 1961 | 54748 | Karagandy Province | |
Shuchinsk | Щучинск | 1939 | 50128 | Akmola Province | |
Ekibastuz | Екібастуз | 1957 | 158165 | Pavlodar Province |
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