Almaty Region

Almaty Region Almaty Oblysy (Kazakh) Алматинская область (Russian)
Region
From the top to bottom-right, Big Almaty Peak, Issyk Lake, Kaindy Lake, Charyn National Park, Ile-Alatau National Park
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Almaty Region highlighted
Coordinates: 45°0′N 78°0′E / 45.000°N 78.000°E / 45.000; 78.000
Country	Kazakhstan
Capital	Kunayev
Government
• Akim	Marat Sultangaziev[1] (Amanat)
Area [2]
• Total	105,411 km2 (40,699 sq mi)
Population [3]
• Total	1,520,216
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
GDP [4]
• 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.gov.kz

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.