Shymkent

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1393

Global Rank

1.0

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

3.2%


Share

Kazakhstan • Eurasia • Language power • Time zone Asia/Almaty UTC+5

Population
1.4M
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
1,477 km² (570 mi²)
Density
958/km² (2,481/mi²)

Primary city Shymkent

State / province Shymkent Qalasy

Language Kazakh

Shymkent metro area

42.34, 69.59
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • Kazakhstan

FC Ordabasy

Shymkent • Level: 1

Championship History

1 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Shymkent, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

FC Ordabasy
2023

Languages of Shymkent

Kazakh first in Shymkent Qalasy; 2 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoKazakh
AdministrativeKazakh
NationalKazakh
NationalRussian
English reach, Shymkent Qalasy
15%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
1.51
Rank 42 of 43; 2 working languages in Kazakhstan

Language power

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Shymkent Airport

Shymkent • 4 - Regional