7-643: Turkistan Region , formerly South Kazakhstan Region from 1992 to 2018 and Chimkent Region from 1963 to 1991, is the southernmost region of Kazakhstan . It had a population of 2,088,510 as of 2022; 2,469,367 (2009 Census results); 1,978,339 (1999 Census results). Its capital is Turkistan , formerly Shymkent until 2018. Other cities in Turkistan include Sayram , Kentau , Arys , Shardara , Zhetisai , Saryagash , and Lenger . This region and Atyrau Region are Kazakhstan's two smallest regions; both are about 117,300 square kilometers in area. Turkistan Region borders
14-584: A larger, Siberian pipeline) through South Kazakhstan. Oil , lead and zinc are refined in Shymkent. The Region was created as South Kazakhstan Oblast in Kazakh SSR of Soviet Union . Between 1962 and 1992 it was named Chimkent Oblast . The administrative center of the Region was Shymkent . On 19 June 2018 Shymkent was taken out of the Region and subordinated directly to the government of Kazakhstan,
21-830: The administrative center moved to Turkistan, and the Region renamed Turkistan Region. As of 2013, the region was administratively divided into eleven districts and the cities of Shymkent , Arys , Kentau , and Turkistan . [REDACTED] Media related to Turkistan Region at Wikimedia Commons Regions of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is divided into 17 regions ( Kazakh : облыстар , romanized : oblystar ; sg. облыс , oblys ; Russian : области , romanized : oblasti ; sg. область , oblast ). The regions are further subdivided into districts ( Kazakh : аудандар , romanized : audandar ; sg. аудан , audan ; Russian : районы , romanized : rayony ; sg. район , rayon ). Three cities, Almaty , Shymkent , and
28-627: The capital city Astana , do not belong to their surrounding regions. On 16 March 2022, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced that three new regions would be created. Abai Region was created from East Kazakhstan Region with its capital in Semey . Ulytau Region was created from Karaganda Region with its capital in Jezkazgan . Jetisu Region was created from Almaty Region with its capital in Taldykorgan ; Almaty Region's capital
35-532: The neighboring country of Uzbekistan (and is also very near the Uzbekistan capital Tashkent ), as well as three other Kazakhstan regions: Karaganda Region (to the north), Kyzylorda Region (to the west), and Jambyl Region (to the east). The Syr Darya passes through the region, on its way to the Aral Sea . An oil pipeline runs from Turkmenabat , Turkmenistan to Omsk , Russia (where it connects with
42-568: The renaming of cities, such as in the case of Alma-Ata/Almaty. After the administrative reform in 1997, the last change happened since then took place in 1999, when parts of North Kazakhstan that originally belonged to Kokshetau region became part of Akmola. The 1990s merges were in order to dilute the Russian population in the resulting region and to avoid having regions where Russians form a majority. [REDACTED] CIS member state Qonayev Too Many Requests If you report this error to
49-706: Was moved from Taldykorgan to Qonayev . In 2022, three new regions were created - Abai (from part of East Kazakhstan), Jetisu (from part of Almaty Region) and Ulytau (from part of Karaganda Region). In the following table, the 2009 population totals have been amended to reflect the population in the new or altered regions. Over the last 60 years, both the distribution and names of regions of Kazakhstan have changed considerably. Major changes were several fusions and splits between Guryev and Mangystau, Karaganda and Dzhezkazgan, Almaty and Taldy-Kurgan, East Kazakhstan and Semipalatinsk and Kostanay, Turgay and Tselinograd, respectively. Changes in region names were often in line with
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