INVESTOR’S ATLAS 2006 Investor’s ATLAS Contents Akmola Region ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 Aktobe Region .............................................................................................................................................................. 8 Almaty Region ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 Atyrau Region .............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Eastern Kazakhstan Region............................................................................................................................................. 20 Karaganda Region ........................................................................................................................................................ 24 Kostanai Region ........................................................................................................................................................... 28 Kyzylorda Region .......................................................................................................................................................... 31 Mangistau Region ......................................................................................................................................................... 34 Northern Kazakhstan Region .......................................................................................................................................... 38 Pavlodar Region ........................................................................................................................................................... 42 Southern Kazakhstan Region .......................................................................................................................................... 45 Western Kazakhstan Region ........................................................................................................................................... 49 Zhambyl Region ........................................................................................................................................................... 52 The city of Astana ........................................................................................................................................................ 56 The city of Almaty ........................................................................................................................................................ 59 List of Akimats (Executive Bodies) of Kazakhstan ................................................................................................................ 62 6 55 0 65 70 75 80° 85° 90° National capital ° ° ° ° ° Oblast capital S * SUZTI Town, village N I 55° Airport 3 6 4 4 * " / ' & % & 3 " 5 * 0 / International boundary A Oblast boundary T M N P Main road C P U 5 Secondary road Chelyabinsk Kurgan Omsk Railroad O Petropavlovsk M Karasuk /035),";",)45"/ Kostanai L M A B Rudniy S Pavlodar 6 Oral SBM R 1"7-0%"3 50 6 ,045"/"* Kokshetau 50° ° U Lebyazhye Astana Dzhambeyty Kurchatov Oskemen Furmanovo ",.0-" Semey 8&45,";" )45"/ Aktobe Khromtau Arkalyk Karabutak Karaganda Torgay 7 P Emba &"45,";",)45"/ MH B ression "5:3"6 Ayaguz Zaysan Dep an Atyrau ", 5 0 # & p i u Yrgyz Akzhar as C Shalkar ," 3 "("/ % " Zhezkazgan Balhash V T Z 45 S 45 ° B ° 4 Saryshagan Beyneu Baikonur Fort Taldykorgan Shevchenko ."/(*45"6 Akbakay "3"- Kyzylorda "-. " 5 : $ 4 Aktau Zhetybay 4&" IV *MJ " U s t y u r t Akshiy 4 ,:;:-03%" ;)".#:- 1 P l a t e a u 4ZS Almaty % Zhanatas Shu B S * $ ) * / " ZB Taraz " 4065) ,";",)45"/ Bishkek / " ,:3(:;45"/ N Shymkent Baku V % BS 40 4 Z 40 ° B ° & 0 Tashkent Y V 6;#&,*45"/ T " 563,.&/*45"/ 0 100 200 300 mi Samarkand 50° 55° 65° 5"+*,*45"/ 75° 80° AkmolaInvestor’s ATLAS Region Total area: 146,000 sq.km Population: 746,700 Administrative center: Kokshetau Administrative Divisions Mineral Resources the region; the highest peak is Kokshe mountain (947 metres). The Yerementau Mountains, featur- The administrative centre is Kokshetau, which 19 mineral ore deposits and 155 non-metallic de- ing birch and aspen forests, are located in the east was founded in 1824. At the beginning of 2003, posits are located in the region, including 13 gold of the region (Akdyn, 899 m). 131,400 people lived there. The region contains mines (including the Vasilkovskoye goldmine, ten towns, 14 villages, 17 rural districts and 712 which is one of the largest in the world), four ura- However, the bulk of the territory is steppes with auls (settlements). The urban and rural popula- nium, one titanium, one antimony, two ornamen- fescue and feather grass spreading over the Sile- tions respectively form 65% and 35% of the total. tal stone, six coal, six limestone, 14 mortar sand tinskaya and Atbasarskaya plains. The Teniz-Ko- Kokshetau is 270 km from Astana. and 16 building stone deposits. rgaldjinskaya depression is situated in the south- There are also 24 groundwater springs, many of west of the region. Climate which can be used for spa therapy. A state reserve has been created near the fresh- Harsh continental climate with hot summers and water Lake Korgalzhyn (330 sq. km) and the sa- cold winters. Average January temperature: -16 to Natural Resources line Lake Teniz (1,162 sq. km), in the fescue and -18 °C, and +19 to +21 °C in July. Annual precipi- The Kokshetau Mountains, covered with birch and feather grass steppe. The boggy shores of these tation: 250-400 mm. coniferous vegetation, are located in the north of Investor’s ATLAS lakes are the northernmost nesting place of the the Tulpar health and fitness centre. Two national Agriculture pink flamingo. parks, several museums, boating stations and a In 2005, the oblast’s gross agricultural output recreation centre cater for the enjoyment of tour- In addition, many other large saline and freshwater amounted to $617.5m (10.7% of the national to- ists. lakes are located in the region. The Vyacheslavs- tal). Crops accounted for 64.4% and livestock koye and Siletinskoye water reservoirs have been Several firms in Shchuchinsk provide facilities for products 35.6% of the national agricultural out- constructed on the Ishim River (1,719 km within mountain tourism. Visitors can hire mountaineer- put. Kazakhstan) and Sileti River (407 km). ing equipment for rock climbing, together with the There are 4,970 farms, 40 production coopera- There are other large rivers in the region such as services of an alpinist instructor. Among the local tives, 27 joint-stock companies, and 654 partner- the Nura (978 km) and Kulanotpes (364 km). challenges are the rocky heights of Okzhetpes and ships in the region. the Devil’s Slide. Tourism All the health farms and sanatoriums, as well Crop Farming The following types of tourism are being actively as the tourism firms based in the area, cooper- Arable land occupies 4,003,800 ha (21.7% of the promoted in the region as a whole: ate closely with local and foreign tour operators. total arable land in the country). They provide a full range of services needed by • ecological; In 2005, the gross crop yield (after additional treat- tourists and guests visiting the region of Akmola ment) amounted to 2,965,500 tonnes (21.6% of the • health; Oblast. national total). The wheat yield averaged 830 kg/ha, • cultural; • business; and • hunting. Prospects for Tourism Development The resort of Shchuchinsk-Borovoye is known for its highly developed facilities for health, sports and cultural tourism. Altogether there are 46 san- atoriums in the area. Children’s health farms and resorts are concentrated in the picturesque vicin- ity of Lake Katarkol. The leader in organising rest and recuperation for children is the Baldauren Republican Centre for Health and Education. More than 20 are current- ly under construction. The major tourism projects completed in 2005, conforming to all modern re- sort standards and requirements, include Hotel Alem, Bereke Burabai Ltd, Kokshetau Park & Hotel, and Kokshetau Resort Ltd. The following resorts are already operational: Zhumbaktas Holiday Hotel, Edem Hotel, and Investor’s ATLAS potato 12,530 kg/ha, vegetables 13,900 kg/ha, and and Chemical Plant increased by 3.3 times and • The Makinsk Construction Materials Plant sunflower 350 kg/ha. reached 1,206 tonnes. launched a project to produce foamed concrete 3 The largest farms in terms of crop output are Mechanical engineering is also developing well blocks with an annual capacity of 200,000 m . Stepnoye ($2.2m), Rodniki ($2.1m), and Kum- (35.8% of the oblast’s industrial production). The • In Kokshetau, Astana Nedvizhimost commis- kuduk ($1.7m). largest enterprises are the Stepnogorsk Bearing sioned a reinforced concrete production plant Plant producing bearings for railway transport with an hourly capacity of 30 m3. Livestock ($79.8m or 15.2% of the oblast’s industrial pro- • The Bektas Group and Musa Impex commis- duction), Baiterek-A ($32.8m), the Shchuchinsk The region’s nature makes it possible to develop sioned new road metal plants in Tselinograd Railcar Repair Plant Burabai ($15m), and the new livestock farming intensively, since pastures oc- district (with an annual capacity of 500,000 enterprise Kamaz Engineering ($8.8%),