Information about the region

Information about the region

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.

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283 226 sq. km.

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Neighboring regions and countries:

  • in the west - Karaganda
  • in the south - Almaty
  • in the east - China
  • in the north - Altai Territory

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Climatic conditions

  • Sharply continental climate with large seasonal and daily temperature fluctuations.

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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.

About the Region

The region includes (since June 2022) 11 districts:

  1. Altai (Zyryanovsky) - center city of Altai (Zyryanovsk)

  2. Glubokovsky - center village of Glubokoye

  3. Zaysansky - center city of Zaysan

  4. Katon-Karagaysky - center village of Katon-Karagay

  5. Kurchumsky - center village of Kurchum

  6. Markakolsky - center village of Markakol

  7. Samara - center village of Samarskoye

  8. Tarbagataisky - center village of Akzhar

  9. Ulansky - center village of Kasym Kaisenov (Molodezhny)

  10. Ulken Narynsky - center village of Ulken Naryn (Bolshenarymskoye)

  11. Shemonaikha - center city of Shemonaikha

  12. 2 cities of regional subordination (city administrations):

  13. city of Ridder (Leninogorsk)

  14. city of Ust-Kamenogorsk

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Population 727 511

(november 2024)

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GRP 107,5

(January-March 2024 to 2023)

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Inflation 9,1

(October 2024)

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Average monthly salary $767

(II quarter of 2024)

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Unemployment rate 17 996

(III quarter of 2023)

*Excluding small businesses engaged in entrepreneurial activities.

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