Shymkent is the third most populous and the first city in Kazakhstan by area, one of its largest industrial, commercial and cultural centers; it forms the second most populous agglomeration of the country.
Until June 19, 2018, it was the administrative center of the former South Kazakhstan (now Turkestan) region.
Square
1170 sq. km.
Neighboring regions and countries:
The city of Shymkent is located in the southern part of Kazakhstan and geographically borders with the Turkestan region. The border with the Republic of Uzbekistan and the capital Tashkent are located 100 km from the city.
Climatic conditions
The city of Shymkent is among the administrative regional centers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, located to the south of all, so the thermal regime is very mild. The average annual air temperature is +13.0 °C. The relative humidity of the air is 57 %. The average wind speed is 2.2 m / s.
Geographical data
Shymkent (until September 8, 1992, Shymkent; kaz. Shymkent is a city in the south of Kazakhstan, one of the three cities of the country that have the status of republican significance; it is a separate administrative-territorial unit (the 17th region of the republic), which is not part of the surrounding region.
Population 1 115,1
(as of June 1, 2021, thousand people)
GRP 105,7
(First quarter of 2021 as a % of the first quarter of 2020)
Inflation 1,6
(June 2021 to December 2020,)
Average monthly salary 209 308
(I quarter of 2021, tenge)
Unemployment rate 5
(I quarter of 2021,%)
*Excluding small businesses engaged in entrepreneurial activities.