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		<title>83.167.240.205: added statistics of urban population in Kazakhstan</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;added statistics of urban population in Kazakhstan&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2010}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}&lt;br /&gt;
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.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Города Казахстана.svg|thumb|800px|left|Provinces and main cities of Kazakhstan]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background: #F7F7F7&amp;quot; border=0&lt;br /&gt;
|-----&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:50px&amp;quot; | Insignia&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:100px&amp;quot; | Name&amp;amp;nbsp;[[English language|English]] &lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:100px&amp;quot; | Name&amp;amp;nbsp;[[Kazakh language|Kazakh]] &lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:100px&amp;quot; | Previous name&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:55px&amp;quot; | City since&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:70px&amp;quot; | 1979&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:70px&amp;quot; | 1989&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:70px&amp;quot; | 1999&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:70px&amp;quot; | 2008&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:50px&amp;quot; | Status {{ref|status}}&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Provinces of Kazakhstan|Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Coat of arms of Aktau.png|30px|center]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Aktau]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Ақтау&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Aqtaw''&lt;br /&gt;
| Shevchenko&lt;br /&gt;
| 1963&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 0&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 159,245&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 143,396&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 180,373&lt;br /&gt;
| align=center| 2&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Mangystau Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Aktobe_seal_-_2.png|30px|center]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Aktobe]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Ақтөбе&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Aqtöbe''&lt;br /&gt;
| Aktubinsk&lt;br /&gt;
| 1880&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 190,569&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 253,532&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 253,088&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 285,507&lt;br /&gt;
|align=center | 2&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Aktobe Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:NewGerb Almaty 2010.jpg|30px|center]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Almaty]]&lt;br /&gt;
| |Алматы&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Almatı''&lt;br /&gt;
| Verniy, Верный, Alma-Ata, Алма́-Ата́&lt;br /&gt;
| 1867&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 909,644&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 1,127,884&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 1,129,356&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 1,328,362&lt;br /&gt;
| align=center| 1&lt;br /&gt;
| ''Capital 1929 - 1997''  &lt;br /&gt;
|-style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Arkalyk seal.png|30px|center]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Arkalyk]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Арқалық&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Arqalıq''&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| 1965&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 47963&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 62367&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 45700&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 56614&lt;br /&gt;
| align=center| 4&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kostanay Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Novi gerp.jpg|30px|center]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Astana]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Астана&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Astana''&lt;br /&gt;
| Akmola, Akmolinsk, Tselinograd&lt;br /&gt;
| 1831&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 233638&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 277365&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 312965&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 389189&lt;br /&gt;
|align=center| 1&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Capital (political)|Capital]] &lt;br /&gt;
|-style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Coat of arms of Atyrau.jpg|30px|center]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Atyrau]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Атырау&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Atıraw''&lt;br /&gt;
| Guryev&lt;br /&gt;
| 1885&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 130916&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 149261&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 142497&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right | 158308&lt;br /&gt;
| align=center | 2&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Atyrau province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Baikonur seal.png|30px|center]]|| [[Baikonur]] || Байқоңыр&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Bayqoñır'' || Leninsk || 1969|| align=right | || align=right | 74700|| align=right |60200 || align=right |59452 || align=center|1||&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Coats_of_arms_of_Balqash.png|30px|center]] || [[Balqash]] ||  Балқаш&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Balqaş'' ||  ||1937 || align=right |78145 || align=right |86742 || align=right |81100 || align=right |86897 || align=center|3 || [[Karagandy Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Seal Zhezkazgan.png|30px|center]]|| [[Zhezkazgan]] || Жезқазған&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Jezqazğan'' || Dzhezkazgan || 1954|| align=right |89200 || align=right |107053 || align=right |103400 || align=right |112154|| align=center|3 || [[Karagandy Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Seal of Karaganda, Kazakhstan.png|30px|center]]|| [[Karagandy]] ||  Қарағанды&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Qarağandı'' ||  || 1934 || align=right |571877 || align=right |507318 || align=right |436864 || align=right |451800 || align=center|2 || [[Karagandy Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Герб Кентау.png|30px|center]] || [[Kentau]] || Кентау&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Kentaw'' || || 1955|| align=right |62991 || align=right |63784 || align=right |58100 || align=right |60799 || align=center|4 || [[South Kazakhstan Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Kyzylorda coat-of-arms.png|30px|center]] || [[Kyzylorda]] ||  Қызылорда&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Qızılorda'' || || 1867 || align=right |156128 || align=right |150425 || align=right |157364 || align=right |182929 || align=center|2 || [[Kyzylorda Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Kokshetau seal.png|30px|center]] || [[Kokshetau]] ||  Көкшетау&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Kökşetaw'' || Kokchetav ||1862 || align=right |103162 || align=right |135424 || align=right |123389 || align=right |132753 || align=center|2 || [[Akmola Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Kostanay city seal.gif|30px|center]]|| [[Kostanay]] || Қостанай&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Qostanay'' || Kustanay || 1893 || align=right |164500 || align=right |223558 || align=right |221429 || align=right |249395 || align=center|2 || [[Kostanay Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| || [[Zhanaozen]] ||  Жаңаөзен&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Jañaözen'' || Noviy Uzen' ||1968 || align=right |34000 || align=right |48300 || align=right |51100 || align=right | 60796 || align=center|3 || [[Mangystau Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Герб Павлодара.png|30px|center]] || [[Pavlodar]] || Павлодар&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Pavlodar'' || || 1861 || align=right |272895 || align=right |329681 || align=right |320400 || align=right |354809|| align=center|2 || [[Pavlodar Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Seal Petropavl.png|30px|center]] || [[Petropavl]] || Петропавл&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Petropavl'' || Petropavlovsk || 1807 || align=right |206559 || align=right |239606 || align=right |216300 || align=right |208547 || align=center|2 || [[North Kazakhstan Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| [[File:Ridder, Kazakhstan CoA.jpg|30px|center]]|| [[Ridder, Kazakhstan|Ridder]] || Риддер&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Ridder'' || || 1934 || align=right |68135 || align=right |68730 || align=right |56269 || align=right |54252 || align=center|3 || [[East Kazakhstan Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| || [[Saran, Kazakhstan|Saran]] || Сараң&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Sarañ'' || || 1954 || align=right |54878 || align=right |63900 || align=right |48500 || align=right |49082 || align=center|3 || [[Karagandy Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Coats of arms of Satpayev.PNG|30px|center]] || [[Satpayev (city)|Satpayev]] || Сәтбаев&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Sätbayev'' || || 1973 || align=right |48700 || align=right |59343 || align=right |62900 || align=right |73874 || align=center|3 || [[Karagandy Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Semey Seal.png|30px|center]] || [[Semey]] || Семей&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Semey'' || Alash-kala, Semipalatinsk || 1782 || align=right |282574 || align=right |317112 || align=right |292500 || align=right |312136 || align=center|3 || [[East Kazakhstan Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| || [[Stepnogorsk]] || Степногорск&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Stepnogorsk'' || || 1964 || align=right |46700 || align=right |63300 || align=right |50900 || align=right |47705 || align=center|3 || [[Akmola Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Taldykorgan seal.png|30px|center]]|| [[Taldykorgan]] || Талдықорған&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Taldıqorğan'' || ||1944 || align=right |87948 || align=right |118623 || align=right |107100 || align=right |114728 || align=center|2 || [[Almaty Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Seal Taraz.png|30px|center]]|| [[Taraz]] || Тараз&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Taraz'' || Talas, Zhambyl, Aulie-Ata || &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[ancient]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;|| align=right |263793 || align=right |303961 || align=right |330125 || align=right |398233 || align=center|2 || [[Jambyl Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Coat of arms of Temirtau.svg|30px|center]] || [[Temirtau]] || Теміртау&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Temirtaw'' || || 1945 || align=right |213026 || align=right |213551 || align=right |181800 || align=right |179520 || align=center|3 || [[Karagandy Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| || [[Hazrat-e Turkestan|Turkistan]] || Түркістан&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Türkistan'' || || &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[ancient]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;|| align=right |66741 || align=right |77692 || align=right |87600 || align=right |109673 || align=center|3 || [[South Kazakhstan Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Oral seal.svg|30px|center]]|| [[Oral, Kazakhstan|Oral]] || Орал&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Oral'' || Uralsk ||1613 || align=right |167352 || align=right |199522 || align=right |212900 || align=right |255489 || align=center|2 || [[West Kazakhstan Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Oskemen seal.jpg|30px|center]]|| [[Oskemen]] || Өскемен&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Öskemen'' || Ust'-Kamenogorsk || 1868 || align=right |274287 || align=right |322221 || align=right |310950 || align=right |344421 || align=center|2 || [[East Kazakhstan Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Шымкент.png|30px|center]] || [[Shymkent]] || Шымкент&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Şımkent'' || Chimkent || &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[middle ages]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; || align=right |321535 || align=right |380091 || align=right |390200 || align=right |454583 || align=center|2 || [[South Kazakhstan Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| [[File:Coat of arms of Shahtinsk.png|30px|center]] || [[Shakhtinsk]] || Шахтинск&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Şaxtinsk'' || || 1961 || align=right |50382 || align=right |65600 || align=right |54800 || align=right |54748 || align=center|3 || [[Karagandy Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| || [[Schuchinsk]] || Щучинск&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Şçuçinsk'' || || 1939 || align=right | || align=right |55500 || align=right |47900 || align=right |50128 || align=center|4 || [[Akmola Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
|----- style=&amp;quot;height:60px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Ekibastuz seal.png|30px|center]]|| [[Ekibastuz]] || Екібастұз&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;''Ekibastuz'' || || 1957 || align=right |65871 || align=right |135006 || align=right |137200 || align=right |158165 || align=center|3 || [[Pavlodar Province]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery mode=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:Almaty, Kok-tobe exposition 3.jpg|[[Almaty]]&lt;br /&gt;
File:Ordabasy Plaza (Shymkent).jpg|[[Shymkent]]&lt;br /&gt;
File:Qaraghandy, Kazakhstan.jpg|[[Karaganda]]&lt;br /&gt;
File:Astana City in night.jpg|[[Astana]]&lt;br /&gt;
File:Taraz.jpg|[[Taraz]]&lt;br /&gt;
File:Irtysh river view. Pavlodar, May 2009. 01.JPG|[[Pavlodar]]&lt;br /&gt;
File:Ust1.jpg|[[Oskemen]]&lt;br /&gt;
File:Semey - panoramio - Ilya Plekhanov.jpg|[[Semey]]&lt;br /&gt;
File:Aktrain.jpg|[[Aktobe]]&lt;br /&gt;
File:Kostanaycentre.jpg|[[Kostanay]]&lt;br /&gt;
File:Уральсквид.jpg|[[Oral, Kazakhstan|Oral]]&lt;br /&gt;
File:Aktau panorama at night.jpg|[[Aktau]]&lt;br /&gt;
File:Kokshetau city.JPG|[[Kokshetau]]&lt;br /&gt;
File:The town of Turkistan (5607219434).jpg|[[Turkistan (city)|Turkistan]]&lt;br /&gt;
File:Baikonuriss.jpg|[[Baikonur]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{webarchive |date=2013-01-05 |url=http://archive.is/20130105211602/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/s/p_kz.htm |title=Map}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{List of cities in Europe}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Cities In Kazakhstan}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Kazakhstan geography-related lists|Cities]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Lists of cities by country|Kazakhstan, List of cities in]]&lt;br /&gt;
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