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KATO decoding

Enter a 9-digit KATO code and we’ll break it into its parts: region, district, settlement type. Or find a regional code by name.

All regional codes

What is KATO?

What the term means and where the code is used in documents.

01 · Code format

KATO structure

  • 011–22 digitsRegion (11 — Akmola, 75 — Almaty, 71 — Astana, etc.)
  • 023–42 digitsDistrict within the region
  • 0351 digitSettlement type: 1 — city of regional significance, 3 — city of district significance, 4 — town, 5 — village, 9 — rural district
  • 046–72 digitsSubdistrict
  • 058–92 digitsCode of the specific settlement
02 · Data source

Who maintains the classifier

The full KATO classifier is published and updated by Bureau of National Statistics of Kazakhstan. It contains thousands of codes down to the level of individual settlements. This tool covers the regional level (first 2 digits) for quick decoding.

03 · Navigation

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