Districts & Counties of Kazakhstan map & data
Kazakhstan has 174 districts and counties in this layer, spread over 16 regions. The most are in Kostanay Region (17), East Kazakhstan Region (17) and Akmola Region (16). The largest include Ulytauskiy, Karakiyanskiy and Shetskiy.
Districts & Counties by region
| Region | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kostanay Region | 17 | 9.8% |
| East Kazakhstan Region | 17 | 9.8% |
| Akmola Region | 16 | 9.2% |
| Almaty Region | 16 | 9.2% |
| South Kazakhstan Region | 14 | 8.0% |
| Aktobe Region | 13 | 7.5% |
| North Kazakhstan Region | 13 | 7.5% |
| Pavlodar Region | 12 | 6.9% |
| Jambyl Region | 12 | 6.9% |
| West Kazakhstan Region | 12 | 6.9% |
| Karaganda Region | 9 | 5.2% |
| Kyzylorda Region | 8 | 4.6% |
| Atyrau Region | 8 | 4.6% |
| Mangystau Region | 5 | 2.9% |
| Almaty | 1 | 0.6% |
| Astana | 1 | 0.6% |
Largest districts and counties in Kazakhstan
- UlytauskiyKaraganda Region · 127,782.5 km²
- KarakiyanskiyMangystau Region · 66,023.8 km²
- ShetskiyKaraganda Region · 66,008.2 km²
- ZhanaarkinskiyKaraganda Region · 62,577 km²
- BayganinskiyAktobe Region · 62,077.1 km²
- ShalkarskiyAktobe Region · 61,213.5 km²
- AktogayskiyKaraganda Region · 56,245.1 km²
- Aral`skiyKyzylorda Region · 52,636.8 km²
- MoyynkumskiyJambyl Region · 49,954.7 km²
- ManghystauskiyMangystau Region · 49,033.3 km²
- AyagozskiyEast Kazakhstan Region · 46,804.1 km²
- NurinskiyKaraganda Region · 46,745 km²
- IrgizskiyAktobe Region · 41,110 km²
- SuzakskiySouth Kazakhstan Region · 40,785.6 km²
- BeyneuskiyMangystau Region · 39,261.6 km²
- Dzhangil`dinskiyKostanay Region · 38,772.3 km²
- BalkhashskiyAlmaty Region · 38,521.8 km²
- KazalinskiyKyzylorda Region · 37,524.4 km²
- AlakolskiyAlmaty Region · 36,391.4 km²
- AytekebiyskiyAktobe Region · 35,923 km²
- KarkaralinskiyKaraganda Region · 35,098.9 km²
- KarmakchinskiyKyzylorda Region · 31,531.8 km²
- SarysuskiyJambyl Region · 31,244.3 km²
- ShieliyskiyKyzylorda Region · 30,968 km²
- TerenozekskiyKyzylorda Region · 30,837.5 km²
- SemipalatinskiyEast Kazakhstan Region · 30,811.9 km²
- ZhylyoyskiyAtyrau Region · 30,590.2 km²
- MugalzharskiyAktobe Region · 29,898.6 km²
- Amangel`dinskiyKostanay Region · 27,797.3 km²
- AkzhaikskiyWest Kazakhstan Region · 25,962.1 km²
- UrdzharskiyEast Kazakhstan Region · 25,092.3 km²
- Karatal`skiyAlmaty Region · 24,070.4 km²
- KurchumskiyEast Kazakhstan Region · 24,022.6 km²
- KzylkoginskiyAtyrau Region · 23,833.4 km²
- TarbagatayskiyEast Kazakhstan Region · 23,393 km²
- ZhalagashskiyKyzylorda Region · 22,972.9 km²
- ZharminskiyEast Kazakhstan Region · 22,174.9 km²
- DzhangalinskiyWest Kazakhstan Region · 21,472.6 km²
- KurmangazinskiyAtyrau Region · 20,479.2 km²
- AbayskiyEast Kazakhstan Region · 19,625.9 km²
What's in this layer
Every district or county in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Second-level administrative areas: counties, districts, departments and shires.
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This layer holds 174 districts and counties in Kazakhstan, the most of them in Kostanay Region. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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