Time in Kazakhstan

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Time in Kazakhstan
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Map of Kazakhstan time zones
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Kazakhstan Time (UTC+5) 11:25 am, December 1, 2024 [refresh]

Time in Kazakhstan is regulated by the Decree «Қазақстан Республикасы аумағында уақыт есептеу тәртібі туралы» [1] (English: On the Procedure for Calculating Time on the Territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan), according to which time zone is applied: UTC+05:00 (from March 1, 2024) [2] and Daylight Saving Time is not observed since it was abolished in 2005.

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Even though the territory of Kazakhstan spans four geographical time zones (from UTC+03:00 to UTC+06:00), it observes UTC+05:00 year round.

The difference in geographical longitude between the extreme eastern and western points of Kazakhstan is 40°45′, which corresponds to the difference in local solar time of 2 hours 43 minutes.

IANA time zone database

The tz database identifies seven zones for Kazakhstan. Data in columns marked * are from the file zone.tab of the database.

coordinates* tzid*comments*UTC offset
+4315+07657 Asia/Almaty most areas UTC+05:00
+4448+06528 Asia/Qyzylorda Qyzylorda (Kyzylorda, Kzyl-Orda)
+5312+06337 Asia/Qostanay Qostanay/Kostanay/Kustanay
+5017+05710 Asia/Aqtobe Aqtobe (Aktobe)
+4431+05016 Asia/Aqtau Mangghystau (Mankistau)
+4707+05156 Asia/Atyrau Atyrau (Atirau, Gur'yev)
+5113+05121 Asia/Oral West Kazakhstan

According to an email on the tz mailing list, Kostanay Region could be part of Asia/Qyzylorda. [3]

Time by region

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Regions of Kazakhstan
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Geographic time zones on the territory of Kazakhstan
RegionType tzid UTC offset
Akmola region Asia/Almaty UTC+05:00
Aktobe region Asia/Aqtobe
Almaty city [a] Asia/Almaty
Almaty Region region Asia/Almaty
Astana city [a] Asia/Almaty
Atyrau region Asia/Atyrau
Baikonur [4] city [b] Asia/Qyzylorda
East Kazakhstan region Asia/Almaty
Karagandy region Asia/Almaty
Kostanay region Asia/Qostanay
Kyzylorda region Asia/Qyzylorda
Mangystau region Asia/Aqtau
North Kazakhstan region Asia/Almaty
Pavlodar region Asia/Almaty
Shymkent city [a] Asia/Almaty
Turkistan region Asia/Almaty
West Kazakhstan region Asia/Oral
Jambyl region Asia/Almaty

Notes:

  1. 1 2 3 Almaty, Astana and Shymkent cities have the status of State importance and do not relate to any region.
  2. ↑ Baikonur city has a special status because it is currently being leased to Russia with Baikonur cosmodrome until 2050.

Time unification

The Ministry of Ecology of Kazakhstan say that Kazakhstan may unify the UTC offset to UTC+6, i.e. the Astana time. It was assumed that the proposal could be implemented on the night of November 30 to December 1, 2023. Soon they decided to abandon this plan and unify the time of the capital according to the time in the western regions (UTC+5). [5] The change was implemented on March 1, 2024.

Related Research Articles

The Electoral district No. 1 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It is located in the capital city of Astana and includes the districts of Almaty and Baiqonyr.

The Electoral district No. 2 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It is located in the capital city of Astana and includes the districts of Esil and Saryarqa.

The Electoral district No. 9 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It covers the entirety of Akmola Region, including all its regional districts, with its seat being located in Kokshetau.

The Electoral district No. 13 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It covers the entirety of Atyrau Region, including all its regional districts, with its seat being centered in Atyrau.

The Electoral district No. 14 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It covers the entirety of West Kazakhstan Region, including all its regional districts, with its seat being centered in Oral.

The Electoral district No. 15 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It is one of two constituencies within the Jambyl Region as its seat is centered in Taraz, which includes the regional districts of Jambyl, Jualy, and Talas.

The Electoral district No. 16 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It is one of two constituencies within the Jambyl Region as its seat is centered in Kulan, which includes the regional districts of Moiynkum, Sarysu, Bayzak, Turar Ryskulov, Merki, Shu, and Korday.

The Electoral district No. 17 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It covers the entirety of Jetisu Region, including all its regional districts, with its seat being centered in Taldyqorgan.

The Electoral district No. 18 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It is one of two constituencies within the Karaganda Region as its seat is centered in Karaganda, which includes the regional district of Buqar-Jyrau.

The Electoral district No. 19 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It is one of two constituencies within the Karaganda Region as its seat is centered in Temirtau, which includes the regional districts of Abai, Aqtogai, Qarqaraly, Nura, Sarybel and Shet.

The Electoral district No. 20 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It covers the entirety of Kostanay Region, including all its regional districts, with its seat being centered in Kostanay.

The Electoral district No. 21 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It covers the entirety of Kyzylorda Region, including all its regional districts, with its seat being centered in Kyzylorda.

The Electoral district No. 22 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It covers the entirety of Mangystau Region, including all its regional districts, with its seat being centered in Aktau.

The Electoral district No. 23 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It covers the entirety of Pavlodar Region, including all its regional districts, with its seat being centered in Pavlodar.

The Electoral district No. 24 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It covers the entirety of North Kazakhstan Region, including all its regional districts, with its seat being centered in Petropavl.

The Electoral district No. 25 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It is one of three constituencies within the Turkistan Region as its seat is centered in Turkistan, which includes the regional districts of Otyrar, Ordabasy, Shardara, and Sauran.

The Electoral district No. 26 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It is one of three constituencies within the Turkistan Region as its seat is centered in Turkistan, which includes the regional districts of Otyrar, Ordabasy, Shardara, and Sauran.

The Electoral district No. 27 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It is one of three constituencies within the Turkistan Region as its seat is centered in Turkistan, which includes the regional districts of Saryagash, Keles, Kazygurt, Maktaaral, and Jetisai.

The Electoral district No. 28 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It covers the entirety of Ulytau Region, including all its regional districts, with its seat being centered in Jezkazgan.

The Electoral district No. 29 is a single-mandate territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It covers the entirety of East Kazakhstan Region, including all its regional districts, with its seat being centered in Oskemen.

References

  1. ↑ Information and legal system of regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Қазақстан Республикасы аумағында уақыт есептеу тәртібі туралы. Text Retrieved 26 October 2024 (in Kazakh). Archived. Retrieved 14 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian).
  2. ↑ Московчук, Анастасия (19 January 2024). "В Казахстане установят единый часовой пояс". zakon.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ On the time change in the city of Baikonur and Kyzylorda region, Administration of the city of Baikonur, 13 December 2018 (in Russian).
  5. ↑ "Kazakhstan considers changing time zones". Vestnik Kavkaza . 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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