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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2010}}
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
As of March 2017, the share of Kazakhstan's urban population is 53%. Kazakhstan's modernization program and innovative development path are expected to accelerate the country's urbanization processes resulting in increased share of urban population from 53% to 70% by 2030.<ref>{{cite web|title=Urban population in Kazakhstan to grow to 70 percent by 2030|url=http://www.timesca.com/index.php/news/17768-urban-population-in-kazakhstan-to-grow-to-70-percent-by-2030|website=www.timesca.com}}</ref>

[[File:Города Казахстана.svg|thumb|800px|left|Provinces and main cities of Kazakhstan]]
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The following is a list of cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants 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.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background: #F7F7F7" border=0
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! style="width:50px" | Insignia
! style="width:100px" | Name&nbsp;[[English language|English]] 
! style="width:100px" | Name&nbsp;[[Kazakh language|Kazakh]] 
! style="width:100px" | Previous name
! style="width:55px" | City since
! style="width:70px" | 1979
! style="width:70px" | 1989
! style="width:70px" | 1999
! style="width:70px" | 2008
! style="width:50px" | Status {{ref|status}}
! [[Provinces of Kazakhstan|Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| [[File:Coat of arms of Aktau.png|30px|center]]
| [[Aktau]]
| Ақтау<br>''Aqtaw''
| Shevchenko
| 1963
| align=right | 0
| align=right | 159,245
| align=right | 143,396
| align=right | 180,373
| align=center| 2
| [[Mangystau Province]]
|-style="height:60px"
| [[File:Aktobe_seal_-_2.png|30px|center]]
| [[Aktobe]]
| Ақтөбе<br>''Aqtöbe''
| Aktubinsk
| 1880
| align=right | 190,569
| align=right | 253,532
| align=right | 253,088
| align=right | 285,507
|align=center | 2
| [[Aktobe Province]]
|- style="height:60px"
| [[File:NewGerb Almaty 2010.jpg|30px|center]]
| [[Almaty]]
| |Алматы<br>''Almatı''
| Verniy, Верный, Alma-Ata, Алма́-Ата́
| 1867
| align=right | 909,644
| align=right | 1,127,884
| align=right | 1,129,356
| align=right | 1,328,362
| align=center| 1
| ''Capital 1929 - 1997''  
|-style="height:60px"
| [[File:Arkalyk seal.png|30px|center]]
| [[Arkalyk]]
| Арқалық<br>''Arqalıq''
|
| 1965
| align=right | 47963
| align=right | 62367
| align=right | 45700
| align=right | 56614
| align=center| 4
| [[Kostanay Province]]
|-style="height:60px"
| [[File:Novi gerp.jpg|30px|center]]
| [[Astana]]
| Астана<br>''Astana''
| Akmola, Akmolinsk, Tselinograd
| 1831
| align=right | 233638
| align=right | 277365
| align=right | 312965
| align=right | 389189
|align=center| 1
| [[Capital (political)|Capital]] 
|-style="height:60px"
| [[File:Coat of arms of Atyrau.jpg|30px|center]]
| [[Atyrau]]
| Атырау<br>''Atıraw''
| Guryev
| 1885
| align=right | 130916
| align=right | 149261
| align=right | 142497
| align=right | 158308
| align=center | 2
| [[Atyrau province]]
|-style="height:60px"
| [[File:Baikonur seal.png|30px|center]]|| [[Baikonur]] || Байқоңыр<br>''Bayqoñır'' || Leninsk || 1969|| align=right | || align=right | 74700|| align=right |60200 || align=right |59452 || align=center|1||
|----- style="height:60px"
| [[File:Coats_of_arms_of_Balqash.png|30px|center]] || [[Balqash]] ||  Балқаш<br>''Balqaş'' ||  ||1937 || align=right |78145 || align=right |86742 || align=right |81100 || align=right |86897 || align=center|3 || [[Karagandy Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| [[File:Seal Zhezkazgan.png|30px|center]]|| [[Zhezkazgan]] || Жезқазған<br>''Jezqazğan'' || Dzhezkazgan || 1954|| align=right |89200 || align=right |107053 || align=right |103400 || align=right |112154|| align=center|3 || [[Karagandy Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| [[File:Seal of Karaganda, Kazakhstan.png|30px|center]]|| [[Karagandy]] ||  Қарағанды<br>''Qarağandı'' ||  || 1934 || align=right |571877 || align=right |507318 || align=right |436864 || align=right |451800 || align=center|2 || [[Karagandy Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| [[File:Герб Кентау.png|30px|center]] || [[Kentau]] || Кентау<br>''Kentaw'' || || 1955|| align=right |62991 || align=right |63784 || align=right |58100 || align=right |60799 || align=center|4 || [[South Kazakhstan Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| [[File:Kyzylorda coat-of-arms.png|30px|center]] || [[Kyzylorda]] ||  Қызылорда<br>''Qızılorda'' || || 1867 || align=right |156128 || align=right |150425 || align=right |157364 || align=right |182929 || align=center|2 || [[Kyzylorda Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| [[File:Kokshetau seal.png|30px|center]] || [[Kokshetau]] ||  Көкшетау<br>''Kökşetaw'' || Kokchetav ||1862 || align=right |103162 || align=right |135424 || align=right |123389 || align=right |132753 || align=center|2 || [[Akmola Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| [[File:Kostanay city seal.gif|30px|center]]|| [[Kostanay]] || Қостанай<br>''Qostanay'' || Kustanay || 1893 || align=right |164500 || align=right |223558 || align=right |221429 || align=right |249395 || align=center|2 || [[Kostanay Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| || [[Zhanaozen]] ||  Жаңаөзен<br>''Jañaözen'' || Noviy Uzen' ||1968 || align=right |34000 || align=right |48300 || align=right |51100 || align=right | 60796 || align=center|3 || [[Mangystau Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
|[[File:Герб Павлодара.png|30px|center]] || [[Pavlodar]] || Павлодар<br>''Pavlodar'' || || 1861 || align=right |272895 || align=right |329681 || align=right |320400 || align=right |354809|| align=center|2 || [[Pavlodar Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
|[[File:Seal Petropavl.png|30px|center]] || [[Petropavl]] || Петропавл<br>''Petropavl'' || Petropavlovsk || 1807 || align=right |206559 || align=right |239606 || align=right |216300 || align=right |208547 || align=center|2 || [[North Kazakhstan Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| [[File:Ridder, Kazakhstan CoA.jpg|30px|center]]|| [[Ridder, Kazakhstan|Ridder]] || Риддер<br>''Ridder'' || || 1934 || align=right |68135 || align=right |68730 || align=right |56269 || align=right |54252 || align=center|3 || [[East Kazakhstan Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| || [[Saran, Kazakhstan|Saran]] || Сараң<br>''Sarañ'' || || 1954 || align=right |54878 || align=right |63900 || align=right |48500 || align=right |49082 || align=center|3 || [[Karagandy Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| [[File:Coats of arms of Satpayev.PNG|30px|center]] || [[Satpayev (city)|Satpayev]] || Сәтбаев<br>''Sätbayev'' || || 1973 || align=right |48700 || align=right |59343 || align=right |62900 || align=right |73874 || align=center|3 || [[Karagandy Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
|[[File:Semey Seal.png|30px|center]] || [[Semey]] || Семей<br>''Semey'' || Alash-kala, Semipalatinsk || 1782 || align=right |282574 || align=right |317112 || align=right |292500 || align=right |312136 || align=center|3 || [[East Kazakhstan Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| || [[Stepnogorsk]] || Степногорск<br>''Stepnogorsk'' || || 1964 || align=right |46700 || align=right |63300 || align=right |50900 || align=right |47705 || align=center|3 || [[Akmola Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| [[File:Taldykorgan seal.png|30px|center]]|| [[Taldykorgan]] || Талдықорған<br>''Taldıqorğan'' || ||1944 || align=right |87948 || align=right |118623 || align=right |107100 || align=right |114728 || align=center|2 || [[Almaty Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| [[File:Seal Taraz.png|30px|center]]|| [[Taraz]] || Тараз<br>''Taraz'' || Talas, Zhambyl, Aulie-Ata || <small>[[ancient]]</small>|| align=right |263793 || align=right |303961 || align=right |330125 || align=right |398233 || align=center|2 || [[Jambyl Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
|[[File:Coat of arms of Temirtau.svg|30px|center]] || [[Temirtau]] || Теміртау<br>''Temirtaw'' || || 1945 || align=right |213026 || align=right |213551 || align=right |181800 || align=right |179520 || align=center|3 || [[Karagandy Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| || [[Hazrat-e Turkestan|Turkistan]] || Түркістан<br>''Türkistan'' || || <small>[[ancient]]</small>|| align=right |66741 || align=right |77692 || align=right |87600 || align=right |109673 || align=center|3 || [[South Kazakhstan Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| [[File:Oral seal.svg|30px|center]]|| [[Oral, Kazakhstan|Oral]] || Орал<br>''Oral'' || Uralsk ||1613 || align=right |167352 || align=right |199522 || align=right |212900 || align=right |255489 || align=center|2 || [[West Kazakhstan Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| [[File:Oskemen seal.jpg|30px|center]]|| [[Oskemen]] || Өскемен<br>''Öskemen'' || Ust'-Kamenogorsk || 1868 || align=right |274287 || align=right |322221 || align=right |310950 || align=right |344421 || align=center|2 || [[East Kazakhstan Province]]
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| [[File:Шымкент.png|30px|center]] || [[Shymkent]] || Шымкент<br>''Şımkent'' || Chimkent || <small>[[middle ages]]</small> || align=right |321535 || align=right |380091 || align=right |390200 || align=right |454583 || align=center|2 || [[South Kazakhstan Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| [[File:Coat of arms of Shahtinsk.png|30px|center]] || [[Shakhtinsk]] || Шахтинск<br>''Şaxtinsk'' || || 1961 || align=right |50382 || align=right |65600 || align=right |54800 || align=right |54748 || align=center|3 || [[Karagandy Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| || [[Schuchinsk]] || Щучинск<br>''Şçuçinsk'' || || 1939 || align=right | || align=right |55500 || align=right |47900 || align=right |50128 || align=center|4 || [[Akmola Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
| [[File:Ekibastuz seal.png|30px|center]]|| [[Ekibastuz]] || Екібастұз<br>''Ekibastuz'' || || 1957 || align=right |65871 || align=right |135006 || align=right |137200 || align=right |158165 || align=center|3 || [[Pavlodar Province]]
|----- style="height:60px"
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="center">
File:Almaty, Kok-tobe exposition 3.jpg|[[Almaty]]
File:Ordabasy Plaza (Shymkent).jpg|[[Shymkent]]
File:Qaraghandy, Kazakhstan.jpg|[[Karaganda]]
File:Astana City in night.jpg|[[Astana]]
File:Taraz.jpg|[[Taraz]]
File:Irtysh river view. Pavlodar, May 2009. 01.JPG|[[Pavlodar]]
File:Ust1.jpg|[[Oskemen]]
File:Semey - panoramio - Ilya Plekhanov.jpg|[[Semey]]
File:Aktrain.jpg|[[Aktobe]]
File:Kostanaycentre.jpg|[[Kostanay]]
File:Уральсквид.jpg|[[Oral, Kazakhstan|Oral]]
File:Aktau panorama at night.jpg|[[Aktau]]
File:Kokshetau city.JPG|[[Kokshetau]]
File:The town of Turkistan (5607219434).jpg|[[Turkistan (city)|Turkistan]]
File:Baikonuriss.jpg|[[Baikonur]]
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{webarchive |date=2013-01-05 |url=http://archive.is/20130105211602/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/s/p_kz.htm |title=Map}}

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