Shymkent

Shymkent
Şymkent
Шымкент
شىمكەنت
From top left to down right: Tulip fountain, Russian Drama Theater, Altyn Shanyraq Monument, pedestrian street Arbat at Night, Ordabassy Square at Night, Old Citadel.
Official seal of Shymkent
Shymkent is located in Kazakhstan
Shymkent
Shymkent
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 42°19′0″N 69°35′45″E / 42.31667°N 69.59583°E / 42.31667; 69.59583
CountryKazakhstan
Founded3rd-2nd century BC
Government
 • BodyCity Mäslihat
 • AkimGabit Syzdykbekov[2]
Area
 • Total1,170 km2 (450 sq mi)
Elevation
506 m (1,660 ft)
Population
 (1 March 2020)
 • Total1,200,000[1]
Time zoneUTC+5 (UTC+5)
Postal code
160000
Area code(+7) 7252
ISO 3166 codeSHY
Vehicle registration17
HDI (2019)0.795[3]
very high · 6
ClimateDsa / Csa
GDP (nominal)2022
 • TotalIncrease $7.2 billion
(KZT 3 294 392,3 million )[4]
 • Per capitaIncrease $6120.61
(KZT 2 798 thousand)
Websiteshymkent.gov.kz/en

Shymkent (Kazakh pronunciation: [ʃɯmˈkʲent] ; Шымкент, Şymkent, شىمكەنت) is a city in Kazakhstan, near the border with Uzbekistan. It is one of three Kazakh cities that have the status of a city of republican significance that of a region.[5] It is the third-most populous city in Kazakhstan, behind Almaty and Astana, with an estimated population of 1,002,291 as of 1 June 2018.[6] According to regional and city officials, the millionth resident of Shymkent was born on 17 May 2018.[7] It is a regional cultural centre. Shymkent is situated 690 kilometres (430 mi) west of Almaty and 1,483 kilometres (920 mi) south of Astana. It is also 120 kilometres (75 mi) to the north of Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

  1. ^ "stat.gov.kz". www.stat.gov.kz.
  2. ^ "Gabit Syzdykbekov appointed as Shymkent Mayor". www.inform.kz. 5 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ DOSM. "Department of Statistics Kazakhstan". stat.gov.kz. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. ^ Nurlan Sauranbayev. "Congratulation of Shymkent city akim N. Sauranbayev with the acquisition the city of republican significance". Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Об изменении численности населения Республики Казахстан с начала 2018 года до 1 июня 2018 года". stat.gov.kz. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. ^ Shymkent's Akimat. "A millionth resident of Shymkent received an apartment as a gift". Archived from the original on 13 June 2018.

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