Karem Abdalla has provided me with a spreadsheet listing the rayons of Kazakhstan. The data are in the table below. Here is
a page 
with before-and-after maps of the raions affected by the
reorganization of Kazakhstan in 1997.
| Division | Typ | HASC | Population | Capital |
|---|
| Abayskiy | r | KZ.EK.AB | 17,900 | Karaul |
| Abayskiy | r | KZ.QG.AB | 65,200 | Abay |
| Akkayynskiy | r | KZ.NK.AK | 31,700 | Smirnovo |
| Akkol`skiy | r | KZ.AM.AK | 35,300 | Akkol` |
| Aksu | m | KZ.PA.AS | 73,000 | |
| Aksuskiy | r | KZ.AA.AK | 45,000 | Zhansugurov |
| Aktogayskiy | r | KZ.PA.AT | 21,000 | Aktogay |
| Aktogayskiy | r | KZ.QG.AK | 24,000 | Aktogay |
| Akzhaikskiy | r | KZ.WK.AK | 49,400 | Chapaev |
| Akzharskiy | r | KZ.NK.AZ | 27,300 | Talshik |
| Alakolskiy | r | KZ.AA.AL | 80,000 | Usharal |
| Alginskiy | r | KZ.AT.AL | 37,000 | Alga |
| Almalinskiy | r | KZ.AC.AL | 202,800 | |
| Altynsarinskiy | r | KZ.QS.AL | 20,400 | Ubaganskoe |
| Amangel`dinskiy | r | KZ.QS.AM | 23,200 | Amangel`dy |
| Aqtau | m | KZ.MG.AQ | 160,800 | |
| Aqtobe | m | KZ.AT.AQ | 281,800 | |
| Aral`skiy | r | KZ.QO.AR | 68,500 | Aral`sk |
| Arkalyk | m | KZ.QS.AR | 61,200 | |
| Arshalynskiy | r | KZ.AM.AR | 29,600 | Arshaly |
| Arysskiy | r | KZ.SK.AR | 25,200 | Arys |
| Astana | m | KZ.AS.AS | 275,300 | |
| Astrakhansiy | r | KZ.AM.AS | 32,900 | Astrakhanka |
| Atbasarskiy | r | KZ.AM.AT | 60,800 | Atbasar |
| Atyrau | m | KZ.AR.AT | 193,900 | |
| Auezovskiy | r | KZ.AC.AU | 256,000 | |
| Auliekol`skiy | r | KZ.QS.AU | 55,600 | Auliekol` |
| Ayagozskiy | r | KZ.EK.AY | 82,100 | Ayagoz |
| Aytekebiyskiy | r | KZ.AT.AY | 34,600 | Komsomolskiy |
| Ayyrtauskiy | r | KZ.NK.AY | 58,300 | Saumalkol` |
| Balkhash | m | KZ.QG.BA | 74,500 | |
| Balkhashskiy | r | KZ.AA.BA | 30,900 | Bakanas |
| Bayanaul`skiy | r | KZ.PA.BA | 32,800 | Bayan |
| Baydibekskiy | r | KZ.SK.BA | 50,500 | Chayan |
| Bayganinskiy | r | KZ.AT.BA | 24,600 | Bayganin |
| Bayzakskiy | r | KZ.ZM.BA | 68,900 | Sarykemer |
| Beskaragayskiy | r | KZ.EK.BE | 28,200 | Bolshaya Vladimirovka |
| Beyneuskiy | r | KZ.MG.BE | 26,500 | Beyneu |
| Borodulikhinskiy | r | KZ.EK.BO | 49,100 | Borodulikha |
| Bostandykskiy | r | KZ.AC.BO | 229,700 | |
| Bukhar-Zhyrauskiy | r | KZ.QG.BZ | 69,700 | Ul`yanovskiy |
| Bulaevskiy | r | KZ.NK.BU | 49,600 | Bulaevo |
| Bulandynskiy | r | KZ.AM.BU | 41,400 | Makinsk |
| Burlinskiy | r | KZ.WK.BU | 48,800 | Aksay |
| Chardarinskiy | r | KZ.SK.CH | 64,200 | Chardara |
| Chiiliyskiy | r | KZ.QO.CH | 74,000 | Shieli |
| Chingirlauskiy | r | KZ.WK.CH | 21,800 | Chingirlau |
| Denisovskiy | r | KZ.QS.DE | 29,400 | Denisovka |
| Dzhangalinskiy | r | KZ.WK.DG | 23,600 | Dzhangala |
| Dzhangil`dinskiy | r | KZ.QS.DZ | 20,500 | Turgay |
| Dzhanybekskiy | r | KZ.WK.DB | 19,500 | Dzhanybek |
| Egindykol`skiy | r | KZ.AM.EG | 10,100 | Egindykol |
| Ekibastuz | m | KZ.PA.EK | 151,800 | |
| Enbekshikazakhskiy | r | KZ.AA.EN | 202,800 | Esik |
| Enbekshil`derskiy | r | KZ.AM.EN | 25,600 | Stepnyak |
| Ereymengauskiy | r | KZ.AM.ER | 42,200 | Ereymentau |
| Esil`skiy | r | KZ.AM.ES | 37,200 | Esil` |
| Esil`skiy | r | KZ.NK.ES | 38,300 | Yavlenka |
| Eskal'dinskiy | r | KZ.AA.ES | 48,400 | Karabulak |
| Fyodorovskiy | r | KZ.QS.FY | 37,900 | Fyodorovka |
| Glubokovskiy | r | KZ.EK.GL | 67,000 | Glubokoe |
| Iliyskiy | r | KZ.AA.IL | 121,600 | Energeticheskiy |
| Inderskiy | r | KZ.AR.IN | 29,000 | Inderborskiy |
| Irgizskiy | r | KZ.AT.IR | 15,600 | Irgiz |
| Irtyshskiy | r | KZ.PA.IR | 33,100 | Irtyshsk |
| Isatayskiy | r | KZ.AR.IS | 22,800 | Akkistau |
| Kachirskiy | r | KZ.PA.KA | 31,600 | Kachiry |
| Kamystinskiy | r | KZ.QS.KA | 23,200 | Kamysty |
| Kapchagay | m | KZ.AA.KP | 46,500 | |
| Karabalykskiy | r | KZ.QS.KB | 43,900 | Karabalyk |
| Karakiyanskiy | r | KZ.MG.KA | 23,500 | Kuryk |
| Karasayskiy | r | KZ.AA.KS | 155,300 | Karasay |
| Karasuskiy | r | KZ.QS.KS | 37,500 | Karasu |
| Karatal`skiy | r | KZ.AA.KT | 46,800 | Ushtobe |
| Karatobinskiy | r | KZ.WK.KR | 21,100 | Karatobe |
| Karazhal | m | KZ.QG.KZ | 22,600 | |
| Kargalinskiy | r | KZ.AT.KA | 19,200 | Batamshimskiy |
| Karkaralinskiy | r | KZ.QG.KK | 52,900 | Karkaralinsk |
| Karmakchinskiy | r | KZ.QO.KR | 45,400 | Dzhusaly |
| Katon-Karagayskiy | r | KZ.EK.KK | 45,200 | Bol`shenarymskoe |
| Kazalinskiy | r | KZ.QO.KZ | 68,700 | Kazalinsk |
| Kaztalovskiy | r | KZ.WK.KZ | 38,800 | Kaztalovka |
| Kazygurtskiy | r | KZ.SK.KA | 87,700 | Kazygurt |
| Kentau | m | KZ.SK.KE | 82,500 | |
| Kerbulakskiy | r | KZ.AA.KE | 53,700 | Saryozek |
| Khobdinskiy | r | KZ.AT.KB | 27,600 | Khobda |
| Khromtauskiy | r | KZ.AT.KT | 43,800 | Khromtau |
| Kokpektinskiy | r | KZ.EK.KO | 45,800 | Kokpekty |
| Kokshetay | m | KZ.AM.KK | 133,900 | |
| Koksuskiy | r | KZ.AA.KO | 40,000 | Balpyk bi |
| Kordayskiy | r | KZ.ZM.KO | 104,900 | Korday |
| Korgalzhynskiy | r | KZ.AM.KR | 16,700 | Korgalzhyn |
| Kostanayskiy | r | KZ.QS.KO | 66,800 | Zatobol`sk |
| Kurchumskiy | r | KZ.EK.KU | 45,100 | Kurchum |
| Kurmangazinskiy | r | KZ.AR.KU | 55,600 | Ganyushkino |
| Kyzylzharskiy | r | KZ.NK.KY | 50,300 | Bishkul` |
| Kzylkoginskiy | r | KZ.AR.KZ | 31,000 | Miyaly |
| Lebyazhinskiy | r | KZ.PA.LE | 19,700 | Lebyazh`ye |
| Leninogorsk | m | KZ.EK.LE | 65,100 | |
| Lisakovsk | m | KZ.QS.LI | 39,400 | |
| Lugovskoy | r | KZ.ZM.LU | 61,100 | Kulan |
| Makatskiy | r | KZ.AR.MK | 25,200 | Makat |
| Makhambetskiy | r | KZ.AR.MB | 25,600 | Makhambet |
| Maktaaral`skiy | r | KZ.SK.MA | 236,900 | Zhetysay |
| Mamlyutskiy | r | KZ.NK.MA | 29,100 | Mamlyutka |
| Manghystauskiy | r | KZ.MG.MA | 29,000 | Shetpe |
| Martukskiy | r | KZ.AT.MA | 37,100 | Martuk |
| Mayskiy | r | KZ.PA.MA | 16,900 | Koktobe |
| Medeuskiy | r | KZ.AC.ME | 137,900 | |
| Mendykarinskiy | r | KZ.QS.ME | 39,700 | Borovskoy |
| Merkenskiy | r | KZ.ZM.ME | 74,300 | Merke |
| Moyynkumskiy | r | KZ.ZM.MO | 34,700 | Moyynkum |
| Mugalzharskiy | r | KZ.AT.MU | 63,900 | Kandyagash |
| Naurzumskiy | r | KZ.QS.NA | 17,900 | Dokuchaevka |
| Nurinskiy | r | KZ.QG.NU | 38,700 | Kievka |
| Ordabasynskiy | r | KZ.SK.OR | 80,700 | Temirlanovka |
| Osakarovskiy | r | KZ.QG.OS | 44,300 | Osakarovka |
| Oskemen | m | KZ.EK.OS | 320,200 | |
| Otrarskiy | r | KZ.SK.OT | 54,000 | Sh`der |
| Panfilovskiy | r | KZ.AA.PA | 112,900 | Zharkent |
| Pavlodar | m | KZ.PA.PA | 317,000 | |
| Pavlodarskiy | r | KZ.PA.PS | 32,300 | Pavlodar |
| Petropavlovsk | m | KZ.NK.PE | 203,400 | |
| Qaraghandy | m | KZ.QG.QA | 438,000 | |
| Qostanay | m | KZ.QS.QO | 222,500 | |
| Qyzylorda | m | KZ.QO.QY | 193,600 | |
| Raiymbekskiy | r | KZ.AA.RA | 83,000 | Kegen |
| Rudniy | m | KZ.QS.RU | 122,300 | |
| Sandyktauskiy | r | KZ.AM.SA | 28,700 | Balkashino |
| Saran` | m | KZ.QG.SA | 52,200 | |
| Sarkandskiy | r | KZ.AA.SA | 47,700 | Sarkand |
| Saryagashskiy | r | KZ.SK.SG | 212,400 | Saryagash |
| Sarykol`skiy | r | KZ.QS.SA | 31,100 | Sarykol` |
| Sarysuskiy | r | KZ.ZM.SA | 48,600 | Zhanatas |
| Sayramskiy | r | KZ.SK.SR | 217,500 | Aksu |
| Semey | m | KZ.EK.SE | 298,100 | |
| Shakhtinsk | m | KZ.QG.SK | 66,600 | |
| Shal Akyna | r | KZ.NK.SA | 32,300 | Sergeevka |
| Shalkarskiy | r | KZ.AT.SH | 46,700 | Shalkar |
| Shemonaikhinskiy | r | KZ.EK.SH | 57,800 | Shemonaikha |
| Sherbaktinskiy | r | KZ.PA.SH | 29,000 | Sherbakty |
| Shetskiy | r | KZ.QG.ST | 63,800 | Aksu-Ayuly |
| Shortandinskiy | r | KZ.AM.SD | 33,100 | Shortandy |
| Shuchinskiy | r | KZ.AM.SC | 81,700 | Shuchinsk |
| Shuskiy | r | KZ.ZM.SH | 94,600 | Tolebi |
| Shymkent | m | KZ.SK.SH | 418,600 | |
| Stepnogorsk | m | KZ.AM.ST | 70,300 | |
| Suzakskiy | r | KZ.SK.SU | 47,200 | Chulakkurgan |
| Syrdar`inskiy | r | KZ.QO.SY | 39,100 | Terenozek |
| Syrymskiy | r | KZ.WK.SY | 30,800 | Zhympity |
| Taiynshinskiy | r | KZ.NK.TA | 67,100 | Taiynsha |
| Talasskiy | r | KZ.ZM.TL | 53,300 | Karatau |
| Taldyqorghan | m | KZ.AA.TQ | 117,700 | |
| Talgarskiy | r | KZ.AA.TG | 132,700 | Talgar |
| Taranovskiy | r | KZ.QS.TA | 39,200 | Taranovskoe |
| Taraz | m | KZ.ZM.TR | 325,500 | |
| Tarbagatayskiy | r | KZ.EK.TA | 65,600 | Aksuat |
| Taskalinskiy | r | KZ.WK.TA | 20,700 | Kamenka |
| Tekeli | m | KZ.AA.TE | 25,200 | |
| Temirskiy | r | KZ.AT.TE | 36,000 | Temir |
| Temirtau | m | KZ.QG.TE | 181,600 | |
| Terektinskiy | r | KZ.WK.TE | 44,700 | Fyodorovka |
| Timiryazevskiy | r | KZ.NK.TI | 20,000 | Timiryazevo |
| Tolebiyskiy | r | KZ.SK.TO | 105,800 | Lenger |
| Tselinniy | r | KZ.NK.TS | 54,600 | Novoishimskiy |
| Tselinogradskiy | r | KZ.AM.TS | 51,100 | Kokshetay |
| Tupkaraganskiy | r | KZ.MG.TU | 14,200 | Fort-Shevchenko |
| Turkestan | m | KZ.SK.TU | 173,300 | |
| Turksibskiy | r | KZ.AC.TU | 114,500 | |
| Tyul`kubaskiy | r | KZ.SK.TY | 91,500 | Ryskulov |
| Ualikhanovskiy | r | KZ.NK.UA | 26,000 | Kishkenekol` |
| Uilskiy | r | KZ.AT.UI | 20,900 | Uil |
| Ulanskiy | r | KZ.EK.UL | 45,700 | Molodyozhniy |
| Ulytauskiy | r | KZ.QG.UL | 20,400 | Ulytau |
| Ural`sk | m | KZ.WK.UL | 222,500 | |
| Urdinskiy | r | KZ.WK.UD | 19,300 | Saykhin |
| Urdzharskiy | r | KZ.EK.UR | 95,200 | Urdzhar |
| Uspenskiy | r | KZ.PA.US | 23,400 | Uspenka |
| Uygurskiy | r | KZ.AA.UY | 63,000 | Chunzha |
| Uzunkol`skiy | r | KZ.QS.UZ | 31,400 | Uzunkol` |
| Zaysanskiy | r | KZ.EK.ZA | 39,500 | Zaysan |
| Zelenovskiy | r | KZ.WK.ZE | 56,700 | Peremetnoe |
| Zerendinskiy | r | KZ.AM.ZE | 50,200 | Zerenda |
| Zhaksynskiy | r | KZ.AM.ZS | 30,700 | Zhaksy |
| Zhalagashskiy | r | KZ.QO.ZL | 39,500 | Zhalagash |
| Zhambylskiy | r | KZ.AA.ZH | 106,400 | Uzynagash |
| Zhambylskiy | r | KZ.NK.ZH | 37,000 | Peresnovka |
| Zhambylskiy | r | KZ.ZM.ZM | 69,600 | Assa |
| Zhanaarkinskiy | r | KZ.QG.ZA | 32,200 | Atasu |
| Zhanakorganskiy | r | KZ.QO.ZN | 67,500 | Zhanakorgan |
| Zhanaozen | m | KZ.MG.ZH | 62,800 | |
| Zharkainskiy | r | KZ.AM.ZR | 24,200 | Derzhavinsk |
| Zharminskiy | r | KZ.EK.ZH | 60,200 | Georgievka |
| Zhelezinskiy | r | KZ.PA.ZH | 26,300 | Zhelezinka |
| Zhetysuskiy | r | KZ.AC.ZH | 120,300 | |
| Zhezkazgan | m | KZ.QG.ZZ | 163,400 | |
| Zhitikarinskiy | r | KZ.QS.ZH | 56,500 | Zhitikara |
| Zhualynskiy | r | KZ.ZM.ZL | 48,400 | Momysh-uly |
| Zhylyoyskiy | r | KZ.AR.ZH | 56,800 | Kul`sary |
| Zyryanovsk | m | KZ.EK.ZY | 93,700 | |
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