Map of Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Baikonur is the administrative centre of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, with a population of about 70,000. It lies at 45.6167°N, 63.3167°E, about 730 m above sea level. Baikonur is about 861 km (535 mi) southwest of Astana, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Novokazalinsk, 94 km to the west.

Baikonur at a glance

Where is Baikonur?

• The 26th largest city in Kazakhstan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 41 min on the shortest day to 15 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Baikonur

• Novokazalinsk — 94 km west
• Kyzylorda — 192 km southeast
• Satpayev — 410 km northeast
• Zhezqazghan — 413 km northeast
• Nukus — 460 km southwest, Uzbekistan
• Manghit — 469 km southwest, Uzbekistan
• Xo‘jayli Shahri — 472 km southwest, Uzbekistan
• Gurlan — 481 km southwest, Uzbekistan
• Beruniy — 483 km southwest, Uzbekistan
• Boldumsaz — 486 km southwest, Turkmenistan

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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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.