Provinces of Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan is divided into 14 provinces oblystar (singular - oblys):
| Province (Kazakh) | Capital | Population | Area (km.²) | Area (mi.²) | ISO 3166-2 Code | Russian Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | Taldykorgan | 860,000 | 105,000 | 40,500 | KZ-ALM | [Alma-Ata] |
| Aqmola | Kokshetau | 829,000 | 125,000 | 48,300 | KZ-AKM | [Tselinograd] |
| Aqtöbe | Aqtöbe | 661,000 | 299,000 | 115,400 | KZ-AKT | [Aktyubinsk] |
| Atyraū | Atyraū | 380,000 | 112,000 | 43,200 | KZ-ATY | [Gur'yev] |
| Batys Qazaqstan/ West Kazakhstan | Oral | 599,000 | 151,000 | 58,300 | KZ-ZAP | [Ural'sk/Zapadno-Kazakstan] |
| Mangghystau | Aqtau | 316,847 | 167,000 | 64,500 | KZ-MAN | [Shevchenko] |
| Ongtüstik Qazaqstan/ South Kazakhstan | Shymkent | 1,644,000 | 116,000 | 44,800 | KZ-YUZ | [Chimkent/Yuzhno-Kazakstan] |
| Pavlodar | Pavlodar | 851,000 | 128,000 | 49,400 | KZ-PAV | [Pavlodar] |
| Qaraghandy | Qaraghandy | 1,287,000 | 85,000 | 32,800 | KZ-KAR | [Karaganda] |
| Qostanay | Qostanay | 975,000 | 114,000 | 44,000 | KZ-KUS | [Kustanay] |
| Qyzylorda | Qyzylorda | 590,000 | 228,000 | 88,000 | KZ-KZY | [Kzyl-Orda] |
| Shyghys Qazaqstan/East Kazakhstan | Öskemen | 897,000 | 97,000 | 37,500 | KZ-VOS | [Vostochno-Kazakhstan] |
| Soltustik Qazaqstan/ North Kazakhstan | Petropavl | 586,000 | 44,000 | 17,000 | KZ-SEV | [Petropavlovsk/Severo-Kazakhstan] |
| Zhambyl | Taraz | 962,000 | 145,000 | 56,000 | KZ-ZHA | [Dzhambul] |
Note: in 1995 the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the Bayqongyr (Baykonur) space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr (formerly Leninsk).
Additionally, there are 3 cities (qalalar, singular - qala):
