Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy (East Kazakhstan), East Kazakhstan

Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy: province on Kazakhstan

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East Kazakhstan at a glance

East Kazakhstan currently has 25 quality-checked populated place pages and 32 county pages linked on MapSof.

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Mapped cities & towns

25

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Largest city

Semey

Population 340,000

Quick Facts about East Kazakhstan

Country Kazakhstan, Soviet Union
State East Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan)
Postal code 070000
Phone Area Codes +7 7232
Area 283.23 km2
Latitude & Longitude 48.8333,81.5000
Altitude 14,793 feet / 4509 meters
Capital Oskemen
Establishment February 20, 1932 (94 years ago)
Time Zone UTC+06:00
Local time 16:33:32 (23rd April 2026)

Geography

East Kazakhstan is located at 48°49'60"N 81°30'0"E (48.8333300, 81.5000000). It has 4 neighbors: Respublika Altay, Altayskiy Kray, Pavlodar Oblysy and Qaraghandy Oblysy.

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The largest city of East Kazakhstan is Semey with a population of 340,000. Other cities include, Ust-Kamenogorsk population 331,614, Ridder population 49,695 and Glubokoye population 17,800. See all East Kazakhstan cities & populated places.

Official website of East Kazakhstan

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Aust-Kasakhstan, OEstkazakstan, Ost-Kasakhstan, Shyghys Qazaqstan, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaja Oblast', Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast', Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast’, Östkazakstan, Øst-Kasakhstan, Восточно-Казахстанская Область, Шығыс Қазақстан, Шығыс Қазақстан Облысы