Shymkent
Şymkent Шымкент | |
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  Shymkent Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′0″N 69°35′45″E / 42.31667°N 69.59583°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Founded | 3rd-2nd century BC |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Mäslihat |
| • Akim | Gabit Syzdykbekov[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,170 km2 (450 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 506 m (1,660 ft) |
| Population (1 June 2024) | |
• Total | 1,236,900[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UTC+5) |
| Postal code | 160000 |
| Area code | (+7) 7252 |
| ISO 3166 code | SHY |
| Vehicle registration | 17 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.795[3] very high · 6 |
| Climate | Dsa / Csa |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 |
| • Total |  $7.2 billion(KZT 3 294 392,3 million )[4] |
| • Per capita | $6120.61 (KZT 2 798 thousand) |
| Website | shymkent |
Shymkent (Kazakh: Шымкент, Şymkent; pronounced [ʃɯmˈkʲent] ) is a city in Kazakhstan, near the border with Uzbekistan. It is one of three cities in Kazakhstan that have the status of a city of republican significance.[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[update].[6] It is a regional cultural centre. Shymkent is situated 690 kilometres (430 miles) west of Almaty and 1,483 kilometres (920 miles) south of Astana. It is also 120 kilometres (75 miles) to the north of Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
- ^ "Shymkent city - Statistics of the regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Agency for Strategic planning and reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bureau of National statistics". www.stat.gov.kz.
- ^ "Gabit Syzdykbekov appointed as Shymkent Mayor". www.inform.kz. 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ DOSM. "Department of Statistics Kazakhstan". stat.gov.kz. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Об изменении численности населения Республики Казахстан с начала 2018 года до 1 июня 2018 года". stat.gov.kz. Retrieved 26 September 2021.