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Almaty Region

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Almaty Region is one of the regions, called oblys in Kazakh, of Kazakhstan. Its name is the Kazakh word for grown with apple trees and was formerly written Alma-Ata, and the city of Almaty is listed as a separate division in the official tables. On 22 April 1997 the former Taldyqorghan region was merged into Almaty Region, and on 14 April 2001 the regional capital was moved from the city of Almaty to Taldykorgan. The census of 1 October 2021 counted 1,453,778 residents in the region as it is now defined, and the 1 January 2026 estimate on citypopulation.de is 1,596,532.

Facts
Population
1,453,778 1
Area (sq km)
105,411 2
Admission Year
1932 2
Connections

Has Capital

Qonayev, Cities
Source Almaty Region (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. City Population (citypopulation.de): Kazakhstan: Regions and Districts
  • Regions table, census 2021-10-01
    Almaty Region Алматы 890,000 1,103,237 1,453,778 1,596,532 →
  • On Continent: Asia, Page breadcrumb
    Home → Asia → Kazakhstan
  • Part Of: Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan: Administrative Division, regions table
    Almaty Region Алматы 890,000 1,103,237 1,453,778 1,596,532 →
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2. Almaty Region (Wikipedia)
  • History
    Almaty region was formed on March 10, 1932 with a center in the city of Almaty.
  • Infobox, area_total_km2
  • In Group: Regions (World), Lead
    is a region in Kazakhstan, located in the southeastern part of the country
  • Has Capital: Qonayev, Infobox: seat
    Qonayev
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Regions of Kazakhstan (Statoids)

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