List of cities in Kazakhstan

This is a list of cities with more than 50,000 people in Kazakhstan. The names of many places have been changed during the last century, sometimes more than once. Wherever possible, the old names have been included and linked to the new ones.

Name English	Name Kazakh	Previous name	City since	1979	1989	1999	recent accounts (2008)	Status ^[1]	Province
Aktau	Ақтау	Shevchenko	1963	110575	159245	143396	180373	2	Mangystau Province
Aktobe	Ақтөбе	Aktubinsk	1880	190569	253532	253088	285507	2	Aktobe Province
Almaty	Алматы	Verniy, Верный, Alma-Ata, Алма́-Ата́	1867	909644	1127884	1129356	1328362	1	Capital 1929 - 1997
Arkalyk	Арқалық		1965	47963	62367	45700	56614	4	Kostanay Province
Astana	Астана	Akmola, Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Nur-Sultan	1831	233638	277365	312965	389189	1	Capital
Atyrau	Атырау	Guryev	1885	130916	149261	142497	158308	2	Atyrau province
Baikonur	Байқоңыр	Lenninsk	1969		74700	60200	59452	1
Balkhash	Балқаш		1937	78145	86742	81100	86897	3	Karagandy Province
Ekibastuz	Екібастуз		1957	65871	135006	137200	158165	3	Pavlodar Province
Karaganda	Қарағанды		1934	571877	507318	436864	451800	2	Karagandy Province
Kentau	Кентау		1955	62991	63784	58100	60799	4	South Kazakhstan Province
Kokshetau	Көкшетау	Kokchetav	1862	103162	135424	123389	132753	2	Akmola Province
Kostanay	Қостанай	Kustanay	1893	164500	223558	221429	249395	2	Kostanay Province
Kyzylorda	Қызылорда		1867	156128	150425	157364	182929	2	Kyzylorda Province
Oral	Орал	Uralsk	1613	167352	199522	212900	255489	2	West Kazakhstan Province
Oskemen	Өскемен	Ust'-Kamenogorsk	1868	274287	322221	310950	344421	2	East Kazakhstan Province
Pavlodar	Павлодар		1861	272895	329681	320400	354809	2	Pavlodar Province
Petropavl	Петропавл	Petropavlovsk	1807	206559	239606	216300	208547	2	North Kazakhstan Province
Ridder	Риддер		1934	68135	68730	56269	54252	3	East Kazakhstan Province
Saran	Сараң		1954	54878	63900	48500	49082	3	Karagandy Province
Satbayev	Сәтбаев		1973	48700	59343	62900	73874	3	Karagandy Province
Semey	Семей	Alash-kala, Semipalatinsk	1782	282574	317112	292500	312136	3	East Kazakhstan Province
Shakhtinsk	Шахтинск		1961	50382	65600	54800	54748	3	Karagandy Province
Shuchinsk	Щучинск		1939		55500	47900	50128	4	Akmola Province
Shymkent	Шымкент	Chimkent	middle ages	321535	380091	390200	454583	2	South Kazakhstan Province
Stepnogorsk	Степногорск		1964	46700	63300	50900	47705	3	Akmola Province
Taldykorgan	Талдықорған		1944	87948	118623	107100	114728	2	Almaty Province
Taraz	Тараз	Talas, Zhambyl, Aulie-Ata	ancient	263793	303961	330125	398233	2	Jambyl Province
Temirtau	Теміртау		1945	213026	213551	181800	179520	3	Karagandy Province
Turkistan	Түркістан		ancient	66741	77692	87600	109673	3	South Kazakhstan Province
Zhanaozen	Жаңаөзен	Noviy Uzen'	1968	34000	48300	51100	60796	3	Mangystau Province
Jezkazgan	Жезқазған	Dzhezkazgan	1954	89200	107053	103400	112154	3	Karagandy Province