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.
Square
283 226 sq. km.
Neighboring regions and countries:
- in the west - Karaganda
- in the south - Almaty
- in the east - China
- in the north - Altai Territory
Climatic conditions
- Sharply continental climate with large seasonal and daily temperature fluctuations.
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 consists of 5 districts:
- Abaysky-center village Karaaul
- Ayagozsky-the center of the city of Ayagoz
- Beskaragaysky-center Beskaragay village (Bolshaya Vladimirovka)
- Borodulikhinsky-center village of Borodulikha
- Glubokovsky-the center of the settlement of Glubokoe
- Zharminsky-center Kalbatau village (Georgievka)
- Zaisansky — the center of the city of Zaisan
- Altaysky (Zyryanovsky) — the center of the city of Altai (Zyryanovsk)
- Katon-Karagaysky-center Ulken-Naryn village (Bolshenarymskoye)
- Kokpektinsky-center village of Kokpekty
- Kurshimsky-center Kurshim village (Kurchum)
- Tarbagataysky-center Aksuat village
- Ulansky-center Kasym Kaisenov village (Youth)
- Urdzharsky-center Urdzhar village
- Shemonaikhinsky-the center of the city of Shemonaikha
4 cities of regional subordination (city administrations):
- Kurchatov
- Ridder (Leninogorsk)
- Semey (Semipalatinsk)
- Ust-Kamenogorsk
In total, there are 15 districts, 10 cities, 3 villages, 752 rural settlements in the region.
Population 727 316
(november 2023)
GRP 106,0
(for the 1st half of 2023)
Inflation 10,1
(december 2023)
Average monthly salary 316 667
(III quarter of 2023)
Unemployment rate 17 996
(III quarter of 2023)
*Excluding small businesses engaged in entrepreneurial activities.
