| Official Name: | Taldykorgan |
| Native Name: | |
| Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 280 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kazakhstan |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name: | Kazakhstan |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jetisu Region |
| Established Title2: | Founded |
| Established Date2: | 1868 |
| Established Title3: | City status |
| Established Date3: | 1944 |
| Leader Title: | Akim |
| Leader Name: | Yernat Basil[1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 74 |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Population Total: | 129,960 |
| Population Metro: | 146,844 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1184 |
| Timezone: | East |
| Utc Offset: | +5 |
| Coordinates: | 45.0167°N 78.3667°W |
| Elevation M: | 600 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 040000 - 040012 |
| Area Code: | 72822 |
| Registration Plate: | B, V, 05 |
Taldykorgan (Kazakh: Талдықорған, , in Kazakh pronounced as /tɑɫdɯqɔɾɣɑn/; Russian: Талдыкорган), known as Taldy-Kurgan until 1993, is the capital (called an administrative center) of Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan. According to the 2010 Kazakh Census, the population is 143,407.
The town was founded in the 19th century as the village of Gavrilovka and developed into the present city on the same site. The town grew slowly in its early years. After the completion of the railway connection many Russian farmers moved to the area of the town. Russians are the second-largest ethnic group after the Kazakhs among the 70 nationalities living in Taldykorgan. A total of 143,000 people live in the city.[2] Taldykorgan previously served as the capital city of Taldykorgan Region from 1944 to 1997 and Almaty Region from 1997 to 2022 and now serves as the capital of the new Jetisu Region. The change was announced by President Tokayev on 16 March 2022 and officially came into force on 8 June 2022.[3] In that same decree, the capital of Almaty Region was moved to the city of Konaev.
Taldykorgan has a diverse range of educational facilities, including a university, institutes, institutions, technical training colleges, secondary schools and kindergartens. There are 27 public health facilities, a city cinema, a theatre, libraries, amusement parks, a stadium and sports complex and swimming pools. Some facilities have been poorly maintained since the end of the Soviet era.[4]
The ethnic composition of Taldykorgan according to the 2010 Kazakh Census was:[5] [6]
| Kazakhs | 93,156 | 64.96% | |
| Russians | 36,532 | 25.47% | |
| Koreans | 5,172 | 3.61% | |
| Tatars | 2,783 | 1.94% | |
| Germans | 1,581 | 1.10% | |
| Ukrainians | 1,071 | 0.75% | |
| Uyghurs | 962 | 0.67% | |
| Chechens | 354 | 0.25% | |
| Uzbeks | 302 | 0.21% | |
| Belarusians | 177 | 0.12% | |
| Azerbaijanis | 130 | 0.09% | |
| Poles | 123 | 0.09% | |
| Kyrgyz | 102 | 0.07% | |
| Other/Unknown | 962 | 0.67% | |
| Total | 143,407 | 100% |
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Taldıqorğan has a hot, dry-summer continental climate (Dfa). There is more rainfall in spring and autumn while winter and summer have mostly dry weather. The average annual temperature in Taldıqorğan is 7.7°C. About 370mm of precipitation falls annually.
Taldykorgan Airport services Astana. Its train station services Central Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Russia, the Baltic States and the People's Republic of China.
The city has a football club, FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan.[7] [8]
