Kazakhstan (KZ) Aqmola Province and Astana City

Image: Aq Orda, which translates as "White House", is the residence of the president of Kazakhstan. Astana, previously known as Aqmola or Tselinograd, became the new capital of Kazakhstan in 1999.

Summary

Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, is a city with a population of 400 000. Kökshetaw, the provincial capital, is a city with a population of 120 000. The major towns of Shchuwchye (50 000), Stepnogor (50 000), Atbasar (35 000), and Makiynsk (20 000) are also in the province.

Detailed Analysis

Aqmola province and Astana city have an area of 92 000 km² and a population of 1 154 979 (1999 census). The province is divided into 17 districts: Aqköl, Arshaly, Astrakhan, Atbasar, Bulandy (capital Makiynsk), Egindiköl, Engbekshilder (capital Stepnyak), Ereymentaw, Esil, Jaqsy, Jarqayyng (capital Baranköl), Qorghaljyn, Sandyqtaw (capital Balqashiyn), Shchuwchye, Shortandy, Tseliynograd (capital Astana), and Zerendi, and 2 cities: Kökshetaw and Stepnogor.

Esil district (Есіл, 37 200)

Esil (15 100) has an area of 6.0 km² and an estimated population of 16 000.
Krasivoe (Красивое) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Buwzuwluk (Бузулук) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Dvurechnoye (Двуречное) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.

Jarqayyng district (Жарқайың, 24 200)

Baranköl (Баранкөл, 13 300) has an area of 3.5 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.

Jaqsy district (Жақсы, 30 700)

Jaqsy (4 800) has an area of 4.3 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Belaghash (Белағаш) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Zaporozhe (Запорожье) has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Kiyma (R Кийма) has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Iyshiymskoe (Ишимское) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Kazgorodok (Казгородок) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.

Sandyqtaw district (Сандықтау, 28 700)

Barakpay (Баракпай) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Shantöbe (Шантөбе, 5 400) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.

Atbasar district (Атбасар, 60 800)

Novoselskoe (Новосельское) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Pokrovka (Покровка) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Boriysovka (Борисовка) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
An unidentified urban area 7 km NE of Atbasar has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of zero.
Atbasar (33 400) has an area of 11.0 km² and an estimated population of 35 000.
Novoaleksandrovka (Новоалександровка) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Sergeevka (Сергеевка) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Mariynovka (Мариновка) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Ladyjenka (Ладыженка) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.

Egindiköl district (Егіндікөл, 10 100)

Egindiköl (3 600) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.

Astrakhan district (Астрахан, 32 900)

Novyy Koluwton (Новый Колутон) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Koluwton (Колутон) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Jaltyr (Жалтыр) has an area of 3.3 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Astrakhan (6 200) has an area of 3.7 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Akbeiyt (Акбеит) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Novocherkasskoe (Новочеркасское) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Pervomayka (Первомайка) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Kamenka (Каменка) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.

Qorghaljyn district (Қорғалжын, 16 700)

Janteke (Жантеке) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Qorghaljyn (5 400) has an area of 3.6 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.

Zerendi district and Kökshetaw (Зеренді, 50 200 and Көкшетау, 133 900)

An unidentified urban area, Kökshetaw--5.5 km N of Kökshetaw, has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 500.
Kökshetaw--Krasnyy Yar (Красный Яр) has an area of 3.7 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Kökshetaw (123 300) has an area of 24 km² and an estimated population of 120 000.
An unidentified urban area, Kökshetaw--6 km SW of Kökshetaw, has an area of 6.6 km² and an estimated population of zero.
Aydaböl (Айдабөл, 1 400) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Zerendi (6 800) has an area of 5.0 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Viyktorovka (Викторовка) has an area of 2.4 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.

Shchuwchye district (Щучье, 81 700)

Zelenyy Bor (Зеленый Бор) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Qyzylaghash (Қызылағаш) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Dorofeevka (Дорофеевка) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Borovoe (Боровое, 6 500) has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Zlatopole (Златополье) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Vedenovka (Веденовка) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Shchuwchye (47 900) has an area of 15.0 km² and an estimated population of 50 000.
Shchuwchye--Barmashiyno (R Бармашино) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Kotyrköl (Котыркөл) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.

Engbekshilder district (Еңбекшілдер, 25 600)

Stepnyak (Степняк, 5 400) has an area of 4.6 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Makiynka (Макинка) has an area of 3.1 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Valikhanovo (Валиханово) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.

Bulandy district (Бұланды, 41 400)

Makiynsk (Макинск, 17 000) has an area of 9.4 km² and an estimated population of 20 000.
Karamyshevka (Карамышевка) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Voznesenka (Вознесенка) has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Niykolskoe (Никольское) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Kapitonovka (Капитоновка) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Zhuravlevka (Журавлевка) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.

Aqköl district and Stepnogor (Ақкөл, 35 300 and Степногор, 70 300)

Stepnogor--Aqsuw (Ақсу, 8 200) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Stepnogor (50 900) has an area of 5.1 km² and an estimated population of 50 000.
An unidentified urban area, Stepnogor--7 km NE of Stepnogor, has an area of 4.0 km² and an estimated population of zero.
An unidentified urban area, Stepnogor--5.5 km NE of Stepnogor, has an area of 2.9 km² and an estimated population of zero.
An unidentified urban area, Stepnogor--5.5 km E of Stepnogor, has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of zero.
An unidentified urban area, Stepnogor--6 km E of Stepnogor, has an area of 4.7 km² and an estimated population of zero.
Stepnogor--Zavodskoy (Заводской, 5 800) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Stepnogor--Bestöbe (Бестөбе, 6 900), an exclave surrounded by Ereymentaw district, has an area of 4.3 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Aqköl (16 100) has an area of 8.4 km² and an estimated population of 18 000.
Novorybiynka (Новорыбинка) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.

Shortandy district (Шортанды, 33 100)

Shortandy (6 700) has an area of 4.9 km² and an estimated population of 9 000.
Novokuwbanka (Новокубанка) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Jolymbet (Жолымбет, 6 600) has an area of 3.0 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Eliyzavetiynka (Елизаветинка) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.

Tseliynograd district and Astana (Целиноград, 51 100 and Астана, 311 158)

Semenovka (R Семёновка) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Novoiyshiymka (Новоишимка) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Maliynovka (Малиновка) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Astana has an area of 91 km² and an estimated population of 400 000.
Astana--Jeleznodorojnyy (2 500, Железнодорожный) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Astana--Priygorodnyy (Пригородный) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 1 000.
Rojdestvenka (Рождественка) has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.

Arshaly district (Аршалы, 29 600)

Aleksandrovka (Александровка) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Arshaly (7 200) has an area of 2.8 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.

Ereymentaw district (Ерейментау, 42 200)

Chapaevskoe (Чапаевское) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Siyletiy (Силети) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Ilinka (Ильинка) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Novomarkovka (Новомарковка) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Torghay (Торғай) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Ereymentaw (13 600) has an area of 6.3 km² and an estimated population of 14 000.
Pavlovka (Павловка) has an area of 2.3 km² and an estimated population of 4 500.
Novodoliynka (Новодолинка) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Blagodatnoe (Благодатное) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.