Map of Altay, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan

Altay is a city in East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, with a population of about 44,929. It lies at 49.7363°N, 84.2542°E. Altay is about 920 km (571 mi) east of Astana, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ridder, 86 km to the northwest.

Altay at a glance

Where is Altay?

• The 33rd largest city in Kazakhstan by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in East Kazakhstan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 07 min on the shortest day to 16 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Altay

• Ridder — 86 km northwest
• Ust-Kamenogorsk — 121 km west
• Gorno-Altaysk — 274 km northeast, Russia
• Rubtsovsk — 292 km northwest, Russia
• Semey — 295 km west
• Biysk — 318 km north, Russia
• Ayagoz — 342 km southwest
• Tacheng — 346 km south, China
• Altay — 353 km southeast, China
• Emin — 360 km south, China

Largest cities in East Kazakhstan

• Ust-Kamenogorsk — 319,067
• Ridder — 52,664

Largest cities in Kazakhstan

• Almaty — 1,977,011
• Astana — 1,544,142
• Shymkent — 1,200,000
• Aktobe — 500,757
• Karagandy — 497,777
• Taraz — 358,153
• Kyzylorda — 354,800
• Oral — 330,000
• Pavlodar — 329,002
• Ust-Kamenogorsk — 319,067

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Other places named Altay

• Altay — Xinjiang, China

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.