City of republican significance (Kazakhstan)
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| Category | First-level administrative-territorial unit |
| Location | Kazakhstan |
| Found in | None (equal to region) |
| Created by | On the Administrative–Territorial Structure of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
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| Number | 3 (as of 2025) |
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| Populations | ~1.2–2.0 million |
| Areas | ~682–2,511 km² |
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A city of republican significance (Kazakh: республикалық маңызы бар қала, romanized: respublikalyq mañyzy bar qala; Russian: город республиканского значения, romanized: gorod respublikanskogo znacheniya) is a special category of administrative-territorial unit in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Such a city is granted first-level administrative division, equal to that of an region (oblys) and is directly subordinate to the central government rather than to a regional authority.
As of 2025, Kazakhstan has three cities of republican significance: Almaty, Astana, and Shymkent.