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Kentau Facts

Area104.7 km²
Population42,129
Male Population20,786 (49.3%)
Female Population21,343 (50.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+42.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+25.3%
Median Age23.1 years (Male: 22.4, Female: 23.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)$7,754 (2022)
Area Codes725
NeighborhoodsBalaburgem, 49 квартал, Taraz2, 67 квартал, Saryarka District
Local Time
TimezoneKazakhstan Time
Lat & Lng43.52061, 68.50940

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Kentau Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population29,60933,92633,61047,87642,12945,88349,721
Population Density282.8 / km²324.1 / km²321.1 / km²457.3 / km²402.4 / km²438.3 / km²474.9 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kentau Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 25.3% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Kentau+42.3%+24.2%+25.3%
South Kazakhstan Region
Kazakhstan
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kentau Median Age

Median Age: 23.1 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Kentau23.1 yrs23.9 yrs22.4 yrs
South Kazakhstan Region23.2 yrs23.9 yrs22.5 yrs
Kazakhstan28.9 yrs30.4 yrs27.4 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kentau Population Density

Population Density: 402 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Kentau42,129104.7 km²402 / km²
South Kazakhstan Region2.9 million117,362.2 km²24.9 / km²
Kazakhstan17.5 million2,720,006.2 km²6.4 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kentau Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1850 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Kentau

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kentau Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$10,363$8,265$12,874$11,316$18,710$6,931$7,924$7,754
Total GDP$215.6K$156.1K$205.5K$184.5K$316.7K$120.7K$143.2K$144.6K
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Kentau CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Kentau405,797 tn9.63 tn3,876.3 tons/km²
South Kazakhstan Region27,558,445 tn9.43 tn234.8 tons/km²
Kazakhstan190,905,146 tn10.92 tn70.2 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Kentau CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)405,797 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita9.63 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)3,876.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeLow (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
12/4/9911:01 AM3.965 km33,000 mcentral Kazakhstanusgs.gov
4/9/908:32 AM4.673.9 km33,000 mcentral Kazakhstanusgs.gov

Kentau

Kentau (Kazakh: Кентау / Kentaw, Russian: Кентау), is a town in South Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. It is located at the foot of the Karatau mountains 30 km northeast of the city of Turkestan. Kentau was formed in August 1955. In Soviet times, the..

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