Turkistan Region

Turkistan Province or Turkistan Region (Kazakh: Түркістан облысы, Russian: Туркестанская область) is a region in the south of Kazakhstan. The capital is the city of Turkistan. As of the year of 2023, 2,119,063 people live here.[3] Until 2018, the region was called the South Kazakhstan Region.

Turkistan Region
Region
Sayram-Ugam National Park
Coat of arms
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Turkistan Region highlighted
Coordinates: 43°00′N 068°30′E
Country	Kazakhstan
Formed	March 10, 1932 (as South-Kazak Region)
Capital	Turkistan
Government
• Akim	Darkhan Satybaldy[1]
Area [2]
• Total	117,249 km2 (45,270 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[3]
• Total	2,119,063
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (East)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (not observed)
Postal codes	160000
Area codes	+7 (725)
ISO 3166 code	KZ-YUZ
Vehicle registration	13, X
Districts	11
Cities	7
Townships	13
Villages	932
Website	www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/ontustik

There are seven cities in this region: Turkistan, Arys, Kentau, Zhetisay, Saryagash, Lenger and Shardara.

Previously, there was a city in the region with a population of more than a million, Shymkent. It was the capital of the region. At that time three million people lived in the region. But in 2018 it was removed, and Turkestan became the capital of the region.[4]