Description

GEO1_KZ identifies the household's region or city of residence within Kazakhstan in the 2006-2024 MICS surveys. Regions are the primary level of geography in Kazakhstan.

The first three digits of GEO1_KZ provide the country code; the last three digits specify the geographic unit within the country. Leading zeros are used when the geographical unit within the country requires less than a three-digit code.

A GIS map (in shapefile format) corresponding to GEO1_KZ is available on the GIS Boundary files page. The full set of geography variables for all MICS samples and countries can be found at IPUMS MICS Geography.

Comparability

Boundary changes:

• Jetisu Region, formerly spelled Zhetysu Region, split off from Almaty Region in 2022
• The western parts of Karaganda region were split off and became the Ulytau Region in 2022
• Abai region split off from East Kazakhstan Region in 2022
• Shymkent was the administrative center of South Kazakhstan Region till 2018. In 2018, Shymkent was designated as a city and taken out of South Kazakhstan Region

Name changes and other issues:

• Jetisu region was previously spelled as Zhetysu
• Turkistan region was previously known as South Kazakhstan
• Baikonur city located inside Kyzylorda region is currently leased and administered by the Russian Federation as an enclave until 2050

Universe

Availability

• Kazakhstan: 2006, 2010, 2015, 2024