Time in Kazakhstan
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 Map of Kazakhstan time zones
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Time in Kazakhstan is regulated by the Decree «О порядке исчисления времени на территории Республики Казахстан»[1] (in English: "On the Procedure for Calculating Time on the Territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan"), according to which time zone is applied: UTC 05:00 (from March 1, 2024)[2] and Daylight Saving Time is not observed since it was abolished in 2005.
Even though the territory of Kazakhstan spans four geographical time zones (from UTC 03:00 to UTC 06:00), it observes UTC 05:00 year round.
The difference in geographical longitude between the extreme eastern and western points of Kazakhstan is 40°45′, which corresponds to the difference in local solar time of 2 hours 43 minutes.
IANA time zone database
[edit]The tz database identifies seven zones for Kazakhstan. Data in columns marked * are from the file zone.tab of the database.
| coordinates* | tzid* | comments* | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4315 07657 | Asia/Almaty | most areas | UTC 05:00 |
| 4448 06528 | Asia/Qyzylorda | Qyzylorda (Kyzylorda, Kzyl-Orda) | UTC 05:00 |
| 5312 06337 | Asia/Qostanay | Qostanay/Kostanay/Kustanay | UTC 05:00 |
| 5017 05710 | Asia/Aqtobe | Aqtobe (Aktobe) | UTC 05:00 |
| 4431 05016 | Asia/Aqtau | Mangghystau (Mankistau) | UTC 05:00 |
| 4707 05156 | Asia/Atyrau | Atyrau (Atirau, Gur'yev) | UTC 05:00 |
| 5113 05121 | Asia/Oral | West Kazakhstan | UTC 05:00 |
According to an email on the tz mailing list, Kostanay Region could be part of Asia/Qyzylorda [1].
Time by region
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| Region | Type | tzid | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akmola | region | Asia/Almaty | UTC 05:00 |
| Aktobe | region | Asia/Aqtobe | UTC 05:00 |
| Almaty | city[a] | Asia/Almaty | UTC 05:00 |
| Almaty Region | region | Asia/Almaty | UTC 05:00 |
| Astana | city[a] | Asia/Almaty | UTC 05:00 |
| Atyrau | region | Asia/Atyrau | UTC 05:00 |
| Baikonur[3] | city[b] | Asia/Qyzylorda | UTC 05:00 |
| East Kazakhstan | region | Asia/Almaty | UTC 05:00 |
| Karagandy | region | Asia/Almaty | UTC 05:00 |
| Kostanay | region | Asia/Qostanay | UTC 05:00 |
| Kyzylorda | region | Asia/Qyzylorda | UTC 05:00 |
| Mangystau | region | Asia/Aqtau | UTC 05:00 |
| North Kazakhstan | region | Asia/Almaty | UTC 05:00 |
| Pavlodar | region | Asia/Almaty | UTC 05:00 |
| Shymkent | city[a] | Asia/Almaty | UTC 05:00 |
| Turkistan | region | Asia/Almaty | UTC 05:00 |
| West Kazakhstan | region | Asia/Oral | UTC 05:00 |
| Jambyl | region | Asia/Almaty | UTC 05:00 |
Notes:
Time unification
[edit]The Ministry of Ecology of Kazakhstan say that Kazakhstan may unify the UTC offset to UTC 6, i.e. the Astana time. It was assumed that the proposal could be implemented on the night of November 30 to December 1, 2023. Soon they decided to abandon this plan and unify the time of the capital according to the time in the western regions (UTC 5).[4] The change was implemented on March 1, 2024.
References
[edit]- ^ Information and legal system of regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan. О порядке исчисления времени на территории Республики Казахстан. Text Retrieved 21st April 2024 (in Russian). Archived. Retrieved 14 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian).
- ^ Московчук, Анастасия (2024-01-19). "В Казахстане установят единый часовой пояс". zakon.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ On the time change in the city of Baikonur and Kyzylorda region, Administration of the city of Baikonur, 13 December 2018 (in Russian).
- ^ "Kazakhstan considers changing time zones". Vestnik Kavkaza. 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
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