SAFEDEAL · TOOL
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.
01 · Code format
KATO structure
PositionLengthContent
- 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