The East Kazakhstan region was formed in 1932, in 1997 the Semipalatinsk region was annexed to the territory of the region. The administrative center is the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk, founded in 1720 and located at the confluence of the Irtysh and Ulba rivers.
Square
283 226 sq. km.
Neighboring regions and countries:
Climatic conditions
Geographical data
A small territory of Eastern Kazakhstan is occupied by the Altai and Saur-Tarbagatai mountains with eternal glaciers on the tops, the Kalba mountain range, shallow rolling plains, the Kazakh melkosopochnik, wide basins, extensive plains along rivers.
More than 40% of all water reserves of Kazakhstan are concentrated in the East Kazakhstan region. About 885 rivers with a length of more than 10 km flow on the territory of East Kazakhstan Region.
The region includes (since June 2022) 11 districts:
Altai (Zyryanovsky) - center city of Altai (Zyryanovsk)
Glubokovsky - center village of Glubokoye
Zaysansky - center city of Zaysan
Katon-Karagaysky - center village of Katon-Karagay
Kurchumsky - center village of Kurchum
Markakolsky - center village of Markakol
Samara - center village of Samarskoye
Tarbagataisky - center village of Akzhar
Ulansky - center village of Kasym Kaisenov (Molodezhny)
Ulken Narynsky - center village of Ulken Naryn (Bolshenarymskoye)
Shemonaikha - center city of Shemonaikha
2 cities of regional subordination (city administrations):
city of Ridder (Leninogorsk)
city of Ust-Kamenogorsk
Population 727 511
(november 2024)
GRP 107,5
(January-March 2024 to 2023)
Inflation 9,1
(October 2024)
Average monthly salary $767
(II quarter of 2024)
Unemployment rate 17 996
(III quarter of 2023)
*Excluding small businesses engaged in entrepreneurial activities.