East Kazakhstan Region is one of the regions, called oblys in Kazakh, of Kazakhstan, and its Kazakh name is Shyghys Qazaqstan. The Statoids table of the regions of Kazakhstan gives Öskemen as its capital. On 3 May 1997 the former Semey region, with the city of Semey, was merged into East Kazakhstan. The census of 1 October 2021 counted 731,246 residents in the region as it is now defined, and the 1 January 2026 estimate on citypopulation.de is 718,995.
Facts
Area (sq km) Admission Year Sources
1. City Population (citypopulation.de): Kazakhstan: Regions and Districts
Regions table, census 2021-10-01
Shyǵys Qazaqstan [ East Kazakhstan ] Region Шығыс Қазақстан 835,000 742,172 731,246 718,995 →
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Shyǵys Qazaqstan [ East Kazakhstan ] Region Шығыс Қазақстан 835,000 742,172 731,246 718,995 →
View the Source2. East Kazakhstan Region (Wikipedia)
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In Group: Regions (World), Lead
is a region of Kazakhstan
View the SourceRegions of Kazakhstan (Statoids)
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