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T A B L E 8 . 1 Administrative and Territorial Units in Kazakhstan, January 1, 2006
Territory
Republic of Kazakhstan Akmolinskaya Aktubinskaya Almatinskaya Atyrauskaya East Kazakhstan Zhambylskaya West Kazakhstan Karagandinskaya Kostanayskaya Kyzylordinskaya Mangistauskaya Pavlodarskaya North Kazakhstan South Kazakhstan Almaty cityb Astana cityb
Oblasts/rayons
Total
168a 17 12 16 7 15 10 12 9 16 7 4 10 13 12 6 2
86 10 8 10 2 10 4 2 11 5 3 3 3 5 8 1 1
Source: Republic of Kazakhstan Statistical Agency. Note: n.a. = not applicable. a. Including eight rayons within cities. b. The cities Almaty and Astana have a special status.
Subordinate to oblasts
39 2 1 3 1 6 1 1 9 4 1 2 3 1 4 n.a. n.a.
Counties
Subordinate to rayons
45 8 7 7 1 4 3 1 2 1 2 1 n.a. 4 4 n.a. n.a.
Rural settlements
Towns
Villages
Towns
Villages
161 13 2 14 11 24 10 5 38 8 12 5 6 n.a. 11 n.a. 2
2,336 245 136 237 62 231 143 154 168 255 133 32 166 204 170 n.a. n.a.
167 14 2 15 11 25 12 5 39 8 12 5 6 n.a. 11 n.a. 2
7,262 669 424 769 184 826 367 477 498 740 265 48 403 727 865 n.a. n.a.
Meruert Makhmutova
Cities and towns