| Almaty Province Алматы облысы Алматинская область |
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| Map of Kazakhstan, location of Almaty Province highlighted | |||
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| Country | Kazakhstan | ||
| Capital | Taldykorgan | ||
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| • Akim | Umbetov Serik | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 224,000 km2 (86,486.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,603,700 | ||
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (18.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | East (UTC+6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+6) | ||
| Postal codes | 040000 | ||
| Area codes | +7 (727), +7 (728) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | KZ-ALM | ||
| Vehicle registration | B | ||
| Districts | 16 | ||
| Cities | 10 | ||
| Townships | 15 | ||
| Villages | 769 | ||
| Website | http://www.almaty-reg.kz | ||
Almaty (Kazakh: Алматы облысы, Almatı oblısı , الماتى Russian: Алматинская область ) is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Taldykorgan, which has a population of 118,400. The province itself has 1,603,700 people.
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Almaty Province is the province which surrounds the city of Almaty. The province borders Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China. The province also touches three other Kazakh provinces: Jambyl Province to the West, Karagandy Province to the Northwest and East Kazakhstan Province to the north. Almaty Province has an area of 224,000 square kilometres.
Lake Balkhash (Balqash Koli in Kazakh) takes up part of the northwest of the province. The Trans-Ili Alatau branch of Tian Shan Mountains extend from China and Kyrgyzstan into Almaty Province, along its southern border with Kyrgyzstan.
Charyn Canyon, Ili river, Bartogai and Kapshagay lakes, Kaindy and Kolsai lakes, Lake Issyk are located in the province.
Alma-Ata Province, the predecessor of today's Almaty Province, was created from the historical region of Zhetysu on March 10, 1932. Its capital was Alma-Ata (Almaty). Several times during the Soviet period, the north-eastern part of the province, centred on Taldykorgan, was separated from Alma-Ata Province, forming a separate Taldy-Kurgan Province, only to be merged into Alma-Ata Province again several years later.
In April 2001 the administrative center of the Almaty Province was moved from Almaty to Taldykorgan. Thus Taldykorgan has become a provincial capital again - this time without splitting a province.
On census of 1989 (excepting Alma-Ata) Kazakhs of 54,2 % Russian of 28,6 % Uigurs of 7,8 % Other 9,4 % .
On census of 1999 (excepting Alma-Ata) Kazakhs of 66,4 % Russian of 23,8 % Uigurs of 7,0 % Other 4,6 % .
On census of 2009 (excepting Alma-Ata) Kazakhs of 68,2 % Russian of 22,8 % Uigurs of 6,2 % Other 3,8 %
| Karagandy Province | East Kazakhstan Province | |||
| Jambyl Province | Xinjiang, China | |||
| Almaty Province | ||||
| Chuy Province, Kyrgyzstan | Issyk Kul Province, Kyrgyzstan |
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