Almaty Region
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Almaty Region (Kazakh: Алматы облысы, romanized: Almaty oblysy; Russian: Алматинская область, romanized: Almatinskaya oblast) is a region in Kazakhstan, located in the southeastern part of the country. Its capital, from 1997 to 2022 was the city of Taldyqorğan. But with the creation of the new Jetysu Region in 2022, Taldyqorğan was chosen to be its capital and the capital of Almaty region was moved to the city of Kunayev.
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Almaty Region
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From the top to bottom-right, Big Almaty Peak, Issyk Lake, Kaindy Lake, Charyn National Park, Ile-Alatau National Park | |
Coordinates: 45°0′N 78°0′E | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Capital | Kunayev |
Government | |
• Akim | Marat Sultangaziev[1] (Amanat) |
Area | |
• Total | 105,411 km2 (40,699 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,520,216 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | KZT 4,267.7 billion US$ 9.243 billion (2022) |
• Per capita | KZT 2,860,000 US$ 6,194 (2022) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (East) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (not observed) |
Postal codes | 040000 |
Area codes | +7 (7272), +7 (7282) |
ISO 3166 code | KZ-ALM |
Vehicle registration | 05, B |
Districts | 17 |
Cities | 3 |
Townships | 15 |
Villages | 769 |
Website | zhetysu |
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