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Kazakhstan Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Kazakhstan with its 16 first-level divisions, the capital Nur-Sultan and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Kazakhstan

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 16 units

Kazakhstan is divided into 16 first-level administrative divisions:

AlmatyAlmaty CityAqmolaAqtöbeAstanaAtyrauEast KazakhstanMangghystauNorth KazakhstanPavlodarQaraghandyQostanayQyzylordaSouth KazakhstanWest KazakhstanZhambyl

Largest cities in Kazakhstan

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1Almaty1,209,000
2Shymkent465,392
3Qaraghandy451,800
4Taraz358,153
5Nur-SultanCapital345,604
6Pavlodar329,002
7Oskemen319,067
8Semey311,353
9Qyzylorda300,000
10Aqtobe262,457

Almaty is the largest urban area in Kazakhstan with about 1,209,000 people; the capital, Nur-Sultan, has about 345,604.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Kazakhstan: ≈ 6,977 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Ural
  • Syr Darya
  • Tobol
  • Ertis
  • Ertix
  • Ile
  • Esil
  • Ishim

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lake Balkhash
  • Lake
  • Siletitengiz Kli
  • Lake Sasykkol
  • Marqakol
  • Ozero Maraldy
  • Ozero Teke
  • Qyzylqaq Kli
  • Žalauly Kli
  • Shreksor Kli
  • Qarasor Kli
  • Iken Zhbolat Lake
  • Qiyakty Kli
  • Kerey Kli
  • Qozhakl
  • Yke Lake
  • Saryqopa Kli
  • Shaghalalytengiz Kli
  • Zharman Kli
  • Iken Aqsuat Kli
  • Koybaghar Kli
  • Imantau Kli
  • Qalybek Kli
  • Kishi Qaraoy Kli
  • Lake Zaysan
  • Shardara Bgeni
  • Kapchagay Reservoir
  • Alakol
  • Tengiz Köli
  • Qusmuryn Köli
  • Qypshaq Kli
  • Ozero Shalkar
  • South Aral Sea
  • Barsakelmes Lake
  • North Aral Sea

Ethnic groups in Kazakhstan

CIA World Factbook · 2023
Kazakh
71%Russian
14.9%Uzbek
3.3%Ukrainian
1.9%Uyghurs
1.5%German
1.1%Tatar
1.1%other
4.9%unspecified
0.3%

Kazakh 71%, Russian 14.9%, Uzbek 3.3%, Ukrainian 1.9%, Uyghurs 1.5%, German 1.1%, Tatar 1.1%, other 4.9%, unspecified 0.3% (2023 est.)

Regionally, Kazakh is the most common ethnic group across most of the 16 divisions, while Russian predominates in 1 division (North Kazakhstan).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2023 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Kazakhstan

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Muslim
69.3%Christian
17.2%Buddhism
0.1%other
0.1%non-believers
2.3%unspecified
11%

Muslim 69.3%, Christian 17.2% (Orthodox 17%, other 0.2%), Buddhism 0.1%, other 0.1%, non-believers 2.3%, unspecified 11% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 16 divisions, while Christian predominates in 1 division (North Kazakhstan).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Kazakhstan

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Kazakh
80.1%Russian
83.7%English
35.1%

Kazakh (official, Qazaq) 80.1%, Russian 83.7%, English 35.1% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Kazakh is the most common language group across most of the 16 divisions, while Russian predominates in 4 divisions (North Kazakhstan, Qostanay, Pavlodar, Qaraghandy).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.